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.

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

The Pennsylvania Money Match Program was unanimously approved by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro last year.

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.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro met with members of the media on Tuesday to discuss how the freeze of federal funding could impact Pennsylvania.

Governor Josh Shapiro responded to President Donald Trump's sweeping freezes in federal aid for nearly all federal programs that were announced on Monday night. The governor confirmed in a press conference that federal programs such as Medicaid,

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,

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."

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.

"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.