The federal judge trying to hold President Trump accountable is revered in Rhode Island
Rhode Island leaders say Judge John “Jack” McConnell Jr. is well-equipped to handle the pressure that comes with ruling against the most powerful man on the planet.
Trump lawyers argue against Rhode Island judge's halt of funding freeze
The Trump administration is now seeking to hold off a Rhode Island judge's order stopping a federal funding freeze.
Judge finds Trump administration violated court order halting funding freeze
This is the first time in President Donald Trump’s second term that a federal judge has accused his administration of defying a court order.
Judge orders Trump administration to immediately unfreeze federal funding and to stop violating his rulings
The administration must immediately restore federal funding, wrote the federal judge in Rhode Island who's overseeing a lawsuit brought by 22 states.
Who is Judge McConnell? Meet with RI judge at the center of Trump's spending freeze.
Now McConnell, sitting since 2019 as chief judge of the U.S. District Court, is at the center of a high-stakes legal battle between Democratic states and President Donald Trump’s administration over a federal funding freeze that organizations say is compromising vital work.
Trump appeals after judge orders him to undo federal spending freeze
The legal dispute stems from an executive directive by President Donald Trump that halted a wide range of federal expenditures.
How did the fight against Trump's federal spending freeze end up in Rhode Island? What we found.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. is expected to rule shortly on whether to block the federal funding freeze.
Trump loses bid to pause judge's order barring funding freezes
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lost the latest round in a court battle over his administration's bid to freeze federal spending after an appeals court declined to pause a court order requiring the government to continue delivering funds.
Trump reignites legal fight over freezing billions in federal funding
The Trump administration is reigniting a legal fight over whether it can unilaterally freeze billions of dollars in funding ...
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Trump offers buyout to all federal workers. How many are there in Rhode Island?
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that all federal employees are ... The following groups are not included in the ...
'Gulf of Rhode Island?' Sen. Reed mocks Trump over name change
Sen. Jack Reed in a social media post Saturday needled President Donald Trump and his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
Rhode Island's small GOP State House faction is feeling 'liberated' with Trump's agenda
The "vibes" for Republicans, as they always are for a party that has just assumed the White House, are unequivocally good.