2nd judge prepares to block Trump’s federal grant freeze

Trump Spending Freeze Temporarily Blocked by Federal Judge
A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from freezing an array of federal grants and loans, undercutting a White House effort to halt the flow of funds already approved by Congress.
Trump's spending freeze order paused again by federal judge
A U.S. federal judge on Monday extended a temporary block on the Trump administration's spending freeze. Why it matters: District Judge Loren AliKhan expressed concern in her order that the Trump administration was still enforcing the spending freeze despite the temporary restraining order.
Inside 45 hours of chaos: The brief life and quick death of Trump’s federal spending freeze
The withdrawal of the federal freeze was a stunning about-face for President Donald Trump’s White House, which has so far pushed the envelope to reshape the federal government, sowing chaos and confusion in firing career civil servants, pausing foreign aid programs and offering federal workers a buyout.
Federal judge issues restraining order blocking federal spending freeze
The order came in response to a memo released by the Office of Management and Budget last week directing agencies to freeze funding for federal grants and other programs.
Trump Backtracks on Federal Spending Freeze Order After Day of Chaos
President Donald Trump’s administration officially rescinded its order to freeze federal spending on Wednesday after the directive sparked administrative chaos across government agencies. The order was temporarily halted by a federal district judge on Tuesday.
'Constitutionally flawed': RI judge blocks Trump federal spending freeze. What comes next?
As expected, Judge McConnell granted a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from freezing spending.
Federal Judge Extends Injunction on Federal Spending Freeze
A federal court in Washington, D.C., has extended a temporary injunction against President Trump’s effort to freeze trillions of dollars of federal spending. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan ruled Trump’s order appears to violate the Constitution’s separation of powers,
How did the fight against Trump's federal spending freeze end up in Rhode Island? What we found.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. is expected to rule shortly on whether to block the federal funding freeze.
Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety
A White House memo ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities. Many legal experts say the order is unconstitutional.
Federal judge blocks Trump federal spending freeze after a day of chaos
The federal government fell into chaos Tuesday as officials braced for potential interruptions to programs that range from protecting food safety to responding to natural disasters.
Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending
Several executive orders Trump signed last week pause or end some federal funding. Those executive orders, which remain in place, include the freezing of foreign aid, all funds to federal grantees who received money for DEI-related purposes and all funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Nueces County agency pauses some services as it navigates brief freeze on federal funding
A Nueces County nonprofit has paused some of its services as it waits for the Trump administration's temporary freeze on ...
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Head Start and other programs still report disruptions after spending freeze supposedly thawed
A week after a federal spending freeze was halted, some early childhood education programs in West Virginia are still having ...
How 3 IRA projects are dealing with the spending freeze
The Nevada Clean Energy Fund (NCEF), a state-created nonprofit and green bank, is also managing three frozen Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure law grants — a low-income community solar grant ...
Majority of Americans oppose domestic spending freeze sought by Trump, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Most Americans oppose a temporary freeze on domestic federal spending as sought by President Donald Trump, but support is ...
New York's budget for the needy potentially hindered by possible federal funding freeze, state official says
A state official's visit to a Long Island food bank underscored the possible spending cuts to programs for the needy.
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EPA spending freeze continues despite court orders
Two judges have ordered the administration to lift the freeze. But nonprofits and states still can't get money for contracts ...
How Trump’s federal freeze is impacting Georgia’s solar economy, low-income residents
While it’s currently on pause, Trump’s federal funding freeze has left clean energy grant recipients in suspense of future work with access to their money frozen.