Questions remained Tuesday about which programs would be covered by the federal funding pause announced Monday and which would not.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined CBS News Detroit after the Trump administration announced it was rescinding its federal funding memo. The announcement comes less than two days after the White House ordered a freeze on federal assistance.

The White House announced its pausing of federal grants and loans starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday as Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A former Michigan police sergeant who pleaded guilty to assaulting an inmate will avoid prison time. On Wednesday, former Hillsdale County Deputy Ronald Leggitt was sentenced to seven days in jail and two years of probation.

LANSING — Michigan's attorney general joined a group of 22 attorneys general Tuesday in a lawsuit aiming to halt a White House freeze on federal grants and loans.

Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters' retirement announcement on Tuesday generated speculation about which Democrats could run to replace him in next year's Senate race.

Nessel, a Democrat and Michigan's top law enforcement official, said her department was already learning of "services impacted throughout the state."

Nessel released a statement Tuesday, addressing the freeze on federal funding, calling it "absurd and unprecedented."

LANSING — Michigan's attorney general planned to sue Tuesday to stop a White House freeze on federal grants and loans, calling it an "absurd and unprecedented attack" on Medicaid, Head Start and other programs.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she will be filing litigation in the wake of a freeze on federal funds to programs active in Michigan.

Nessel, a Democrat and Michigan’s top law enforcement official, said her department was already learning of “services impacted throughout the state.” Her statement referenced

HILLSDALE COUNTY, Mich. — A former Hillsdale County Sheriff's Sergeant has been sentenced for assaulting an inmate in December 2021. Ronald Leggitt, 44, of Marshall, was ordered to serve two years probation, a week of which will be served in jail, according to the attorney general's office.