North Carolina is joining more than 20 other states in a lawsuit seeking to block a freeze of federal funds ordered by the Trump administration that was set to begin Tuesday evening, but has now been temporarily blocked in federal court.

After his 2025 inauguration, a rumor spread about Trump redirecting funds meant for undocumented migrants to North Carolina hurricane relief.

We’ve got to start moving on housing,” said Jonathan Krebs, Western North Carolina recovery advisor, but delays in D.C. could push work back until fall.

The Trump administration’s move to suspend federal funding with virtually no notice is a combustible mix of cruelty and incompetence. | Opinion

The order, announced in an Office of Management and Budget memo Monday evening, directed federal agencies to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance.

Data: National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios The Trump Administration's halting of federal grants and financial assistance programs has institutions,

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 22 other state attorneys general in requesting a temporary restraining order from a court to halt President

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein released a statement on Tuesday after the White House ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans.

Calling it the "biggest sham ever" on North Carolina taxpayers, Republican state Rep. Brendan Jones said pace of recovery from a hurricane more than six years ago is unacceptable. He let the embattled office created by the former Democratic governor know how his home of Columbus County felt in a Thursday joint legislative meeting.

The North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management said Helene damaged over 7,000 private roads, bridges and culverts. The company said the new positions will bring an annual payroll impact ...

North Carolina was the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Lambeth said lawmakers in some of the holdout states have been impressed with North Carolina’s decision to pass expansion with a provision to create a workforce development program for beneficiaries.

North Carolina’s economy is bracing for a hold on billions in funding to the state government, universities, businesses, and hospitals after the Trump administration announced a sweeping freeze on federal grant and loan programs that took effect at 5 p.