The federal government fell into chaos Tuesday, as officials braced for potential interruptions to programs that range from protecting food safety to responding to natural disasters.

It was the day that Donald Trump’s new strongman presidency crashed into reality.

Following the announcement from the White House about a pause in federal funds, a spokesperson for Meals on Wheels America said uncertainty was causing ‘chaos’ for local distributors and seniors

The dismissals target two independent agencies that oversee swaths of U.S. workers, employers and labor unions.

President Donald Trump in an unprecedented move likely to spur legal challenges has fired at least two Democratic members of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces laws banning workplace discrimination.

President’s push to unravel programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion will affect everything from healthcare and education to cancer research, if allowed to proceed

Donald Trump’s move to pause trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans awakened widespread Democratic resistance to the new president’s second term that was felt Tuesday on Capitol Hill, in governors’ offices and in the race to helm the party’s national committee.