A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting low-income families with children from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now.
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Children from a day care are escorted in Marcus Garvey Park in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting needy children and their families from flowing to five Democratic-led states, including New York, for now.
Bebeto Matthews, Associated Press
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