A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

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(WSAW) - A federal judge in Rhode Island has issued a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit filed by Wisconsin and a coalition of 22 other states challenging President Donald Trump’s Office of ...

A second federal judge has ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest ...

President Donald Trump (R) was inaugurated for his second term as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. He serves with Vice President J.D. Vance (R), a former senator from Ohio.

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from freezing federal loans, grants and other financial assistance to 22 states, barring the Republican from ...

A court in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order to block Trump’s directive to defund programs he considers to be ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island has formally blocked the Trump administration's spending freeze, saying in it is likely a violation of the Constitution.

US District Court Judge John “Jack” McConnell wrote that the federal government cannot pause, freeze, block, cancel, or terminate awards and obligations to provide federal financial assistance to ...

As expected, Judge McConnell granted a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from freezing spending.

The temporary restraining order will be in place until further order of the court while the judge considers whether to issue a longer injunction.