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

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

A judge sided with a coalition of 22 states and temporarily blocked a federal aid funding freeze directed by the White House — the second such order this week.

Rhode Island court temporarily halts Trump administration's federal funding freeze after a multistate coalition challenges ...

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 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 federal district judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday, blocking the Trump administration from moving ...

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

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing federal loans, ...

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 ...