A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal aid, siding with 22 Democratic-led states that argued the policy was causing harm despite the White House’s efforts to walk back an earlier directive.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from enforcing its halt on aid disbursements, rejecting the Justice Department’s argument that the case was moot after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinded a memo outlining the freeze. The order will remain in place until further order of the court while the judge considers whether to issue a longer preliminary injunction.
The ruling marks a significant legal setback for President Donald Trump’s early executive actions and is the second court order this week to limit his administration’s ability to freeze federal…
