Michael Polite can look back now with newly fraught nostalgia to all the rituals that came with applying for and being awarded federal grant money for an affordable housing project downtown.

Preserving tens of thousands of low-income units is a centerpiece of efforts to address the nation's housing crisis.

The Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing, threatening projects that keep tens of thousands of units livable for low-income Americans, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

Smith Tower Apartments is seen Monday in Vancouver, Wash.

The Trump administration has taken a drastic step, halting a $1 billion program designed to preserve affordable housing across the U.S. This move threatens tens of thousands of housing units that provide shelter for low-income Americans,