As part of the Trump administration’s change, federally-funded programs will be required to verify recipients’ immigration status.

The Health and Human Services Department illegally withheld payments from Head Start for the first months of President Donald Trump’s term, a government watchdog reported Wednesday. HHS payments for Head Start this year were significantly behind schedule compared with 2024.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has determined that another element of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

Washington — The Trump administration violated federal law by withholding congressionally appropriated funding for the Head Start program from being spent, according to a new report by Congress's independent watchdog.

The White House illegally held up funding for a federal preschool program, the Government Accountability Office found.

It’s the third time this year that investigators from the Government Accountability Office have determined the administration defied Congress on spending.

A new report from Congress’s independent watchdog concluded the Trump administration broke federal law by blocking the use of funds allocated to the Head Start program. The Government Accountability Office determined that the Children and Families Services Programs within the Department of Health and Human Services violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 “by withholding

The Trump administration's temporary freeze on federal funds for the Head Start early education program for low-income children was illegal, a non-partisan government watchdog concluded in a report released on Wednesday,