President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow it to freeze millions of dollars in grants to states for addressing teacher shortages over allegations that the money was being used on programs that take part in diversity,

Tens of millions of dollars in federal funding for Planned Parenthood and other groups would be cut off while the administration examines their DEI efforts.

A US federal appeals court said on Wednesday that a court order blocking President Donald Trump’s freeze on trillions of dollars in government financial assistance will remain in place for now. The ruling,