President Donald Trump

President Trump signed a massive tax and spending bill to implement much of his domestic agenda during a celebration for the Fourth of July.

The money, already greenlit by Congress, was expected to be released to schools Tuesday. But on Monday evening, the U.S. Department of Education told states the grants were under review.

The Republican megabill cuts trillions in taxes, while scaling back spending on Medicaid and other federal programs. It now heads to the House, where some GOP lawmakers are signaling major objections.

In both the U.S. Senate and the House lawmakers are proposing major changes to Medicaid and the state marketplace that would limit access to coverage, according to state officials.

Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark said the Trump administration's actions against protesters in California were clearly unconstitutional.

The Trump administration has released the long-awaited updated guidelines for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. Vermont hopes to get about $223 million to complete its broadband buildout to the most rural addresses in the state.

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration must restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two dozen states, including Vermont.

The Northlands Job Corps Center, located in Vergennes, is one of 99 contractor-run Job Corps centers nationwide. They provide education, skills training, housing, meals and health care to low-income students ages 16-24.

President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.

The Trump administration want to cut the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Advocates in the Northeast warn the results would be dangerous to residents, if not deadly.