The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Wednesday it had frozen federal funds for some Maine education programs over the state’s refusal to ban transgender students from girls’ and women’s sports as ordered by President Trump and his administration.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the freeze following a letter sent to Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) explaining funding would be paused “for certain administrative and technological functions in schools.”

A spokesperson for the department did not answer emailed questions asking which specific programs the agency had paused funding for. The pause does not affect federal feeding programs or direct assistance, according to a news release.

The USDA is also reviewing the state’s research and education-related funding “for compliance with the Constitution,” federal law and “the........

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