Democrats pushed the state’s GOP governor, Kelly Ayotte, to “speak out forcefully” as they accused the president of overstepping his authority.

NH officials and nonprofit leaders scrambled for clarity after President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget issued a memo ordering a freeze on nearly all federal financial assistance programs.

Many nonprofits rely on federal grants to provide addiction treatment and recovery programs, medical care in underserved areas, support for homeless youth, home care for seniors and a vast array of other social services.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a temporary freeze on certain discretionary spending announced by his administration a day earlier was meant to give time to the government to identify instances of improper spending.

Organizations that depend on federal aid are bracing to see how the Trump administration will proceed after reversing course on its sweeping funding freeze.