Trump appeals RI judge order blocking funding freeze

Trump administration appeals spending freeze injunction issued by RI judge. What to know.
Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration indicated they will appeal U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr.’s order barring the government from freezing federally appropriated funding to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge extends block on Trump's federal assistance freeze indefinitely
"Here, the executive put itself above Congress," a federal judge wrote, issuing a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from freezing federal assistance.
Second judge blocks Trump's sweeping freeze on federal funding
President Donald Trump's administration suffered another legal blow in its efforts to freeze federal funding for programs that do not align with the Republican's agenda on Thursday when a second judge blocked it from implementing a sweeping pause on spending on grants,
Trump Overstepped His Constitutional Authority in Freezing Congress' Funding for USAID, Judge Says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian and development work abroad
Trump appeals RI judge order blocking funding freeze
This is the second time the Trump administration has appealed a RI judge's decision in the funding freeze fight.
Trump administration appealing Rhode Island judge's injunction on funding freeze
Lawyers for the Trump administration Monday filed notice they are appealing the preliminary injunction ordered last week by Rhode Island federal judge John McCo
DOGE cancels 200K government credit cards amid federal spending limits
DOGE is going after federal government credit cards in its widespread spending slashing mission. It has canceled more than 200,000 cards amid $1 caps.
‘Reign of terror.’ Universities freeze hiring, rescind offers, start layoffs amid Trump cuts
More than a dozen schools, including Harvard, MIT, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania, have frozen hiring.
Farmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freeze
By P.J. Huffstutter, Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek CHICAGO/WASHINGTON - Nate Powell-Palm, an organic farmer outside Belgrade, ...
Penn, bracing for federal funding cuts, orders a hiring freeze and other changes
In an email to Penn staff, officials said the full impact of federal funding cuts and policy changes will not be known for ...
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More Colleges Freeze Hiring Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
The latest wave of cost-cutting measures comes after the Trump administration pulled $400 million from Columbia University ...
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Duke to implement staff hiring freeze, series of cost-cutting measures amid federal funding threats
Upcoming spending adjustments include suspending capital spending, freezing staff hiring and salary mid-year adjustments, ...
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UMass medical school implements hiring and spending freeze, considers layoffs
Leaders at UMass Chan Medical School are freezing hiring and spending, citing ongoing uncertainty surrounding federal funding ...
The Virgin Islands Consortium3d
Federal Funding Freeze Disrupts Library Renovations and Other Projects in the USVI
The Turnbull Library is on track to be reopened by September 2025, while the Petersen Public Library may be under ...
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Funding Freeze on Fulbright Scholarships Leaves Students in Travel Limbo
As a result of an extended freeze on grants for study abroad programs, some students told Skift that they are feeling ...