Trump’s team is asking federal employees to develop rationales for funding cuts to the state, including citing noncompliance with the president’s executive orders.

As California feels the hand of President Donald Trump’s policies, a new report said the administration could go as far as cutting all funding to California’s public colleges. According to CNN, staffers in multiple agencies are combing the files for grants to California entities that can be canceled.

California officials on Friday braced for what they believe is a significant escalation in President Donald Trump's efforts to squeeze the state financially, possibly cutting off all federal funding to the University of California and the California State University systems.