Donald Trump’s effort to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants is the most provocative of his many attempts to expand his power

Congressional Democrats and good-government groups say President Donald Trump's Monday night directive to pause the distribution of trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans represents an immense power grab that would upend the constitutional separation of powers between different branches of government.

President Donald Trump rescinded an order freezing an array of federal grants, loans and financial assistance — a dramatic reversal after days of uncertainty and anxiety rocked governments and nonprofit organizations.

The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had entered the U.S. illegally, is the first legislative win of Trump's second term.

Migrants who commit theft and other crimes are subject to deportation after President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday afternoon.