A federal judge in Rhode Island barred the Trump administration from freezing federal assistance, extending the block he put in place weeks ago in a case brought by a group of 23 states and the District of Columbia while the case moves forward.

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration suffered another legal blow in its efforts to freeze federal funding for programs that do not align with the Republican's agenda on Thursday when a second judge blocked it from implementing a sweeping pause on spending on grants, loans and other financial support.

The D.C. appeals court on March 5 halted a lower court order preventing the Trump administration from terminating Dellinger, who has questioned Trump’s