The Office of Management and Budget, led by Russell Vought, has mandated federal agencies to report on funding provided to a list of blue states, excluding the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Jan. 20 memo, which specifies that this is a data-gathering exercise with no intention to withhold funds, seeks details on federal spending to states, localities, universities, and nonprofits in states led by Democrats. The deadline for submission is Jan. 28, although the reasons for this data collection remain unclear amid ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to cut funding to certain states. CBS News noted that multiple lawsuits have arisen from previous funding revocations by the administration.
