The judge’s order prevents the administration from carrying out any systematic defunding efforts while litigation continues.

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

A court in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order to block Trump’s directive to defund programs he considers to be “woke.” ...

U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said some aspects of the freeze ordered by the Office of Management and Budget likely ...

US District Court Judge John “Jack” McConnell wrote that the federal government cannot pause, freeze, block, cancel, or terminate awards and obligations to provide federal financial assistance to ...

A second federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the ...

U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from enforcing its halt on aid disbursements.

After Donald Trump froze nearly all U.S. foreign aid last week, international projects on health, education, food, and all ...

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When I asked Speaker Mike Johnson about Senate Majority Leader John Thune at a POLITICO Live event Tuesday, he was quick to praise the South Dakotan as a “principled” and “experienced” counterpart. He ...