More than 23 states are seeking a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration over its effort to freeze federal funds.
The 23 state attorneys general involved in the suit will now draft a temporary restraining order, and the Trump administration will need to respond.
The group of Democratic attorneys general argued that freezing spending authorized by Congress to conduct an ideological review is unconstitutional.
While the memo from the Trump administration to freeze federal funds has been rescinded, the actions and intent have not, writes the president and CEO of United Way of Rhode Island.
I’m worried about the effect to the people,” said the federal judge about disruptions to federal grants that sent shock waves across the country.
A U.S. judge is considering blocking the Trump administration's pause on federal financial aid, responding to Democrats' concerns over spending policy. The judge has requested attorneys general to draft a restraining order following the White House's partial withdrawal of its controversial funding freeze directive.
The attorney general's office said it would protect every child and law-abiding individual in RI - regardless of immigration status.
The first foreign leader to visit President Donald Trump at the White House in his second term will be wanted for war crimes.
The coalition of attorneys general argue that the order violates the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act.
A federal judge said Wednesday he intends to halt the Trump administration from freezing federal grant funding.
The move comes after a lawsuit filed by 22 Democratic state attorney generals, including New York’s Letitia James, argued the bombshell memo by the Office of Management and Budget requiring