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On Jan. 10, 2017, President Barack Obama delivered his farewell address in Chicago, in which the two-term Democrat urged national unity and highlighted achievements of his presidency including the Affordable Care Act. Republican Donald Trump took office days later after a 2016 election in which Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Federal judge blocks White House freeze of childcare subsidies in Democratic states The GuardianJudge Blocks Trump Officials From Freezing Billions in Social Services Funds The New York TimesJudge blocks Trump administration from freezing $10 billion in social services funding to 5 Democratic states CBS NewsJudge halts Trump freeze of social assistance and child care funds in five Democrat-led states, for now CNN
New York District Judge Arun Subramanian, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, issued the 14-day temporary restraining order in response to a lawsuit filed by state attorneys general in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York - the states targeted by the Trump admin's funding freeze.