U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. is expected to rule shortly on whether to block the federal funding ...

A memo from the Office of Management and Budget ordering a freeze on federal assistance sparked confusion across the country ...

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

(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 federal judge in Rhode Island has placed a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration's planned freeze on ...

The Justice Department argued that the lawsuit by 22 states was moot because the Trump administration recently rescinded its spending memo. The judge disagreed.

A federal judge said Wednesday he intends to halt the Trump administration from freezing federal grant funding.

U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said some aspects of the freeze ordered by the Office of Management and Budget likely violated the Constitution.

The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and, D.C., seeking to block the ...

A second federal judge appears ready to issue an order blocking the Trump administration from freezing funding on grant and ...

While the memo from the Trump administration to freeze federal funds has been rescinded, the actions and intent have not, writes the president and CEO of United Way of Rhode Island.

Over the weekend, a letter from Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation to the Federal Office of Management and Budget said, "we are alarmed that the Administration is blocking the release of over ...