Presidents from both parties, including Trump, have let the budget grow and grow. The White House is trying to make changes on its own.

Senate Democrats are demanding that Republicans postpone a vote scheduled for Thursday on Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget, after the budget

A coalition of states, including New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, are expected to file the challenge later on Tuesday in the Southern District of New York.

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general announced legal action against the White House budget office Tuesday over its directive to freeze federal assistance while reviewing whether government spending aligns with President Trump’s agenda.

New Jersey and other states call it unconstitutional. The Trump admininstration says it does not want money going to "Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies."

In a two-page memo, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, during her first press briefing, faced a barrage of questions on the administration's freeze on federal aid programs.