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

Congressman Gabe Amo spent Thursday morning at Children’s Friend; a nonprofit head start provider in Providence, devastated by the aftershocks of the federal funding freeze.

The shutdown impacts about 65 staff members and more than 300 kids enrolled in the free early childhood education program on Bluemound Road.

Early childhood education centers and states nationwide discovered Tuesday that they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care after the White House paused federal grands and loans in a far-reaching executive order.

A judge temporarily blocked the freeze, which the White House says doesn't affect individuals, but federal payment portals are glitching.

Don’t let anybody tell you this was some technical glitch,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said. “They were very purposeful in trying to wreak havoc on our communities."

Anderson woke up to the news on her social media feed that President Trump froze all federal funding, confusing her as it did most Americans.

Gov. Joe Lombardo issued a statement Tuesday to clarify what is and is not affected by executive orders issued by President Donald Trump.

"My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze ," the senator from Oregon said on the social media platform X on Tuesday. "This is a blatant attempt to rip away health insurance from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed."

After you're approved for Medicaid or CHIP, you must pick a health plan. We will send you a packet in the mail when it's time to choose a health plan. The packet will include facts about each health plan. You will have at least two plans to choose from.

President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address sounded a lot like his first, with a sweeping indictment of the country he inherits and grand promises to fix its problems.