A federal district judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday, blocking the Trump administration from moving forward ...

The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.

Another judge in Washington halted the plan minutes before it was set to go into effect, but the short-term order is only in place until Monday unless extended.

"The government should not be permitted to rely on the chaos it has created by flouting this Court’s stay, and declaring that ...

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from freezing federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance at the urging of Democratic state ...

Before long, the White House rescinded the OMB directive — though not, said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the president’s earlier executive orders on DEI and the Green New Deal. For 45 hours this ...

Her stomach was in knots. She calmed herself with a walk on a frigid night. Despite her belief in independent journalism — ...

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

Donald Trump has selected Russ Vought as his budget director, and it's not at all clear the two see eye to eye on government spending. | Francis Chung/POLITICO ...