A federal judge issued a long-term order blocking President Donald Trump’s controversial attempt to freeze billions of dollars in Congress-approved loans, grants and other payments to recipients across the U.S.
Chief U.S. District Judge John McConnell of Rhode Island on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction requested by a group of Democratic state attorneys general who sued over the spending freeze. It’s the second order in two weeks to block Trump’s directive. A judge in Washington ruled in a similar case last week.
