Key planks of US government grind to halt under hail of Trump orders

Experts say everything is basically in chaos' and warn of disruption to sectors such as health, infrastructure and tax

The wheels of the US government have ground to a halt in parts under a hail of new orders from Donald Trump that have left vital services paralysed and raised alarm about damaging disruption to key sectors such as health, roads and tax collection.

Meetings on cancer research to discuss federal funding and reports on how to fight bird flu were cancelled after the incoming administration placed a halt on all external communication at the health department.