* WaPo…

The Trump administration has ordered Cabinet agencies to review federal funding for a group of Democratic-controlled states, according to a White House budget official, as the administration looks to cut off resources for “sanctuary” jurisdictions that refuse to collaborate with immigration enforcement authorities.

The White House Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies except the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments to report every grant, loan, contract, subcontract and “other monetary awards” to a group of 13 states and Washington, D.C.

“We are moving forward with taking fraud seriously,” said an OMB spokesperson, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal proceedings.

Illinois is, of course, on the list.

* RCP…

The review comes as Trump vows to cut off all federal funding to sanctuary cities. “They do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens. And it breeds fraud and crime and all of the other problems that come,” the president said last week during remarks to the Detroit Economic Club. “So we’re not making any payment to anybody that supports sanctuary cities.”

The Department of Health and Human Services already froze more than $10 billion in social services and childcare funding for a handful of blue states earlier this month over allegations that funds were fraudulently directed to non-citizens. The latest OMB action will likely dwarf that effort in size and scope. Every government agency, with the exception of the Department of War and the Department of Veterans Affairs, must complete the budget data request and detail all monies sent to a list of blue states.

The Trump administration will not just target grants and contracts for review. According to a budget data request obtained by RCP, the White House also wants comprehensive details on federal loans to the states. The administration is leaning on agencies across the government to answer for every dollar sent to states and localities, institutions of higher learning, and nonprofits.

The total is expected to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars. It will almost certainly draw the attention and ire of Democrats who accuse the president of unfairly targeting his political opponents. The stated purpose, according to documents obtained by RCP: “to better understand the scope of funding in certain states and localities in order to facilitate efforts to reduce the improper and fraudulent use of those funds.”

* CNN…

The request directs agencies to include funding data on the states as well as their localities, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations operating or performing award activities there.

* Isabel posted this WaPo story earlier today, but here’s a bit more…

The Trump administration is threatening to strip Illinois of federal health dollars over a state law requiring medical providers to refer patients for abortion services, even if the providers oppose abortion.

The 2017 measure violates federal conscience protections, according to a notice to state officials sent Wednesday by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR). […]

Illinois has 30 days to assure the administration it will follow the federal laws or risk losing some federal funding, according to the letter sent by OCR to the state. Stannard said HHS would consider withholding a wide range of funding, including grants or Medicaid dollars. Illinois receives about $20 billion in federal Medicaid money annually. […]

A federal district court upheld most of the Illinois law last year, and an appeals court is set to rule this year.

Illinois argued the law sufficiently balanced conscience protections for providers with a need for patients to be able to get timely, accurate information about medical options.

…Adding… From Gov. Pritzker’s office…

It’s no surprise that the Trump Administration is doubling down on their attacks to strip away healthcare from Americans. Illinois has led the charge to fortify fundamental reproductive rights and access to healthcare, and we will keep working to defend against these attacks. We are reviewing the letter and will respond.

…Adding… Dave Dahl…

The governor’s directive is in response to uncertainty over how much money the federal government will or will not give Illinois. “Those were the right things to do, mainly because this White House is extremely chaotic. It’s extremely unstable, and we don’t know what they are going to do day-to-day,” said State Rep. Kam Buckner (pictured, right) (D-Chicago), “but we have to be a stabilizing force and protect the people of this state. Those measures of today will make tomorrow easier.”

His comments come a day after House Republicans, in a news conference, admonished supermajority Democrats to “stop blaming Trump.”

Buckner, the House Democrats’ point man on the state budget, said, “We’re not blaming anybody. What we are doing is doing what our job is, and that’s being a stabilizing force for the people of Illinois. What the House Republicans should probably start doing is putting forth a plan to also help their constituents instead of just pointing fingers.”