A Senate GOP source says that Trump has little authority to unilaterally cut
off funding for schools. But if Trump wanted, the source says, the Trump
administration could issue an interim final rule to block funding enacted in
the March CARES Act for schools that don't reopen. The law provided $13
billion for school districts to cover Covid-19 costs. But going that route
to block the funding administratively would undoubtedly lead to a court
battle.
