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.

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 freeze is already impacting some services. The governor says portals for Medicaid, CareerLink and Head Start are down in Pennsylvania and other states.

"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.

The price cap is a short term solution. Experts say getting more electric supply plugged into the grid is required to keep electric bills low.

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.

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.

New analysis from The Washington Post is placing two prominent Pennsylvania Democrats among the top candidates for president in 2028. The list of a dozen potential presidential candidates is headlined by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro,

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that he has reached an agreement with PJM Interconnection on a plan to resolve his recent lawsuit.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a notorious Philadelphia sports fan, is locking in his predictions for the NFC Championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Commanders. “I like the Birds chances,