A federal judge in Rhode Island has formally blocked the Trump administration's spending freeze, saying in an order this afternoon that the funding freeze is likely a violation of the Constitution.

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U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan previously halted the freeze. She continued to do so Monday while calling out the administration's actions during the litigation. By Jordan Rubin U.S. District ...

Some groups said their funding was still blocked, even after the freeze had been rescinded. Others saw their money reinstated but worried about future cuts. By David A. Fahrenthold Nicholas ...

These aren’t warnings of what’s to come, but examples of what aid workers say is the fallout of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid and the gutting of the United States Agency ...

“The scope of the Trump Administration’s freeze of USAID programs is unprecedented," says Tim Rieser, foreign-policy aide to former Senator Patrick Leahy, who chaired the Appropriations Committe ...

A Jan. 28 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a screenshot of an article about the Trump administration's freeze on federal grant funding. “Rip FAFSA,” reads the post ...

An email to implementing partners from Jami Rodgers, USAID’s senior procurement executive, acknowledged that there are costs and scheduling changes due to the funding freeze. It noted the agency ...

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

The order from U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan came minutes before the funding freeze was scheduled to go into effect. The administrative stay, prompted by a lawsuit brought by nonprofit ...

President Trump will institute a government hiring freeze that will include some exceptions, his team announced just after his swearing in. The order is expected to take effect immediately after ...

The potential for sleet or ice — and, yes, even snow — in Houston during next week’s freeze across Southeast Texas is becoming more certain as the weather forecasts for the coming days ...