Donald Trump has ordered a halt on federal funding, as he talks about lowering taxes for billionaires. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) joins The ReidOut with Joy Reid to discuss this and her new book,

Even as more bus routes, better service, and improved dialogue around transit highlighted 2024, divided government and Trump's pause on federal grants will make any expanded transit tough in Michigan.

The decision by Michigan Sen. Gary Peters not to run for a third term set off a political earthquake, igniting buzz about who could get into the race.

President Trump has slashed a slew of EV-related policies, which could affect many states that have received billions of dollars in investment for electrification, notably Michigan.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to make her debut behind the podium as the White House holds its first official news briefing Tuesday afternoon. Leavitt is certain to get questions related to the White House budget office’s decision to pause all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government to ensure its programs are consistent with President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

President Donald Trump has frozen federal funding. Will Medicare and Social Security or Medicaid be affected? Here's what to know.

Some university researchers are uncertain about their grant funding. So are some early childhood service providers.

The shutdown impacts about 65 staff members and more than 300 kids enrolled in the free early childhood education program on Bluemound Road.

A federal judge late Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal spending for grant and assistance programs, but only after a day of anxiety, growing controversy and funding chaos.

Head Start, the nation’s signature early education program, serves some of the neediest kids, including those who are homeless, in foster care and coming from low-income households. The free program is a lifeline for low-income families who need to work but cannot afford private child care.

Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley says President Trump's cuts in federal funding are not going to cost Flint. A Monday night memo from the White House's Office of Management and Budget called for a temporary pause to federal grant and loan programs starting Tuesday.