U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. is expected to rule shortly on whether to block the federal funding ...

A Trump administration order to pause federal spending on Tuesday led to bureaucratic bedlam in Rhode Island and across the ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island has formally blocked the Trump administration's spending freeze, saying in it is likely a violation of the Constitution.

The temporary restraining order will be in place until further order of the court while the judge considers whether to issue a longer injunction.

The Justice Department argued that the lawsuit by 22 states was moot because the Trump administration recently rescinded its ...

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 ...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Senate broke tradition Tuesday by refusing to approve a resolution congratulating Donald Trump on his "historic and extraordinary victory." Introduced by Senate ...

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Neronha said that the law prohibits ICE from accessing non-public areas of schools without a judicial warrant.

As expected, Judge McConnell granted a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from freezing spending.

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