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Democratic members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation are calling actions by President Trump and Elon Musk a “coup” and an “insurrection.”

One Head Start center in Waukesha closed last week, leaving more than 250 families without child care. Director Tim Nolan said the funding freeze hasn’t just had ripple effects — it’s been a “tsunami.”

Days after a White House announcement that a wide range of federal funds would be frozen across the country, Wisconsin nonprofits and agencies that rely on those dollars say they still don’t know where things stand.

President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country.

President Trump’s pause on a number of programs that allow people to come into the U.S. temporarily has students at the Winnebago Area Literacy Council feeling uncertain about their futures.

While speaking at the Milwaukee Area Labor Council headquarters Tuesday morning, former U.S. Capitol officer Harry Dunn said he wasn’t surprised by the president’s actions because Trump often discussed the idea while on the campaign trail.

Gov. Tony Evers is asking President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to halt federal grant and loan programs, warning of “disastrous consequences for the people of Wisconsin.”

Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul say Wisconsin has joined a coalition of 17 other states and two cities filing a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order claiming to end birthright citizenship.

President Donald Trump has pardoned more than 1,500 people who were either accused, charged or convicted of federal crimes for their actions during the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Of those, 11 are from Wisconsin.

WPR asked people for their feelings and reactions the day after President-elect Trump’s decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.