Pennsylvania state and local officials are scrambling after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered a temporary pause on federal financial assistance, a halt that could disrupt trillions of dollars nationally.

The White House says more guidance is coming on Trump's potentially illegal order to pause federal funding for ideological review.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's access to federal payment systems for Medicaid and Head Start were restored late Tuesday, hours after they were shut off following the White House said it had put a freeze on funding of a wide range of government programs.

According to an internal memorandum, the White House budget office ordered a pause on federal grants and loans starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Shapiro’s term so far has come with challenges, as one of few governors in the country with a GOP-controlled Senate and a narrow Democratic majority in the state House.

"They were very purposeful in trying to wreak havoc on our communities and stop these federal dollars from flowing to our states," the governor said.

Governor Josh Shapiro has reached an agreement with PJM Interconnection after filing a lawsuit over its capacity auction design that could have imposed new price increases. Both parties

The organization that oversees the region’s electrical grid has agreed to a new cap on certain power price hikes, following a threat from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to consider pulling out of the system.

Don’t let anybody tell you this was some technical glitch,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said. “They were very purposeful in trying to wreak havoc on our communities."

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro on Tuesday said he has reached an agreement with grid operator PJM Interconnection to settle his recent complaint about its power market rules and save consumers over $21 billion in energy costs over two years.

In Pennsylvania, the vast majority of school funding comes from local property taxes and the state. Still, Trump’s order was cheered by conservative activists pushing expanded school choice programs.