<h1>Executive funding freezes jeopardize congressionally approved programs, prompting lawsuits and a constitutional clash over spending authority.</h1> Executive actions have frozen, stalled, or redirected a substantial portion of congressionally approved federal appropriations for programs across health, education, and disaster relief, which congressional appropriators label an illegal funding freeze. Multiple lawsuits and challenges have been filed by states, localities, advocacy groups, and employees, while the administration seeks to formalize cuts via an Office of Management and Budget rescissions package, creating a constitutional dispute over executive versus legislative control of spending.