Rhode Island officials on guard as Trump tries to impose federal funding freeze
A Trump administration order to pause federal spending on Tuesday led to bureaucratic bedlam in Rhode Island and across the country as state government officials tried to assess the local impact of suddenly turning off federal spigots.
'So clearly unlawful': RI AG joins suit against Trump's federal spending freeze. What to know.
The group of Democratic attorneys general argued that freezing spending authorized by Congress to conduct an ideological review is unconstitutional.
Delaware DOJ moves forward with lawsuit against President Trump's federal grant freeze
This lawsuit hopes to end with a nationwide restraining order making sure that money continues flowing into states for needed services like policing.
Donald Trump's Freeze on Federal Grants and Loans Halted by Judge
Federal agencies have been instructed to assess their financial aid programs to determine which ones might be impacted.
RI attorney general warns of impacts from Trump's potential funding freeze
A judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s potential freeze of federal funding. This comes after Rhode Island and Massachusetts signed onto a multi-state lawsuit, which successfully temporarily blocked the pause of trillions of dollars nationwide from going into effect.
Trump’s Funding Freeze Was So Disastrous He’s Already Walking It Back
Donald Trump’s administration has rescinded its calamitous freeze on federal grants and loans. In a brief memo Wednesday, the Office for Management and Budget announced that it would be withdrawing its order to pause funding for review.
RI Senate rejects resolution congratulating Trump on his 'historic victory.' Here's why
The resolution was defeated 21-14 after a trio of Senate Democrats denounced the culture of law-breaking and dehumanization ...
RI Senate rejects resolution congratulating Trump on his inauguration
The Rhode Island House passed a resolution congratulating President Donald Trump on his inauguration. The resolution is ...
Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants. Here are the Rhode Islanders who were charged
President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to pardon defendants charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, ...
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RI joins 19 states in suing Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship
Rhode Island has joined a coalition of states suing President Trump over his executive order to end birthright citizenship ...
Will Sen. Whitehouse vote to confirm RFK Jr.? 'People just need to kind of chill on that.'
Whitehouse and Kennedy attended law school together at the University of Virginia where they hiked, hunted and rafted the ...
McKee: No evidence of ICE raids happening in Rhode Island
Though President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration is beginning to take shape across the country, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee told 12 News there’s been no evidence that U.S.
Rhode Island judge specializing in immigration law resigns after FBI raids office
The FBI and Providence, Rhode Island, police raided a Central Falls Municipal Court judge's office Thursday, though the ...