A federal judge's order at the 11th hour on Tuesday paused a Trump Administration memo that sparked chaos and confusion for anyone relying on federal funding.Th

District 2, covering vast Eastern Oregon and represented by Oregon's only Republican, Rep. Cliff Bentz, has the second most, with 7,887. Districts 1, 3 and 5, containing much of the Portland metro area, have a total of 15,730 employees. Washington's third district, containing Vancouver, has 10,104 federal employees.

Oregon and 22 other states are suing the Trump administration after it ordered an abrupt freeze to many federal payments, leaving state agencies unable to access reimbursements for Medicaid and child care programs and sending state officials scrambling to determine the total effect.

The judge said her ruling is intended to "maintain the status quo." It does not block the Trump administration from freezing funding to new programs.

A directive to freeze federal aid was widely decried by Democrats, but there was little clarity on what it will actually do.

Oregon’s congressional delegation as well as other lawmakers in the region, reacted to the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans Tuesday.A f

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says she will uphold state law prohibiting government officials and police from helping federal immigration officers.

President Donald Trump's plan to put a freeze on federal funding was rescinded by his administration on Wednesday after being blocked by a federal judge. However, that doesn't mean the chaos is over.

The online system for federal health funding warned of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.

The judge said her ruling is intended to "maintain the status quo." It does not block the Trump administration from freezing funding to new programs.

Biotech startups generally rely on small business innovation grants to develop their technology. The Trump administration's directives threw those in doubt.