U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. is expected to rule shortly on whether to block the federal funding ...

A Trump administration order to pause federal spending on Tuesday led to bureaucratic bedlam in Rhode Island and across the ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island has formally blocked the Trump administration's spending freeze, saying in it is likely a violation of the Constitution.

As expected, Judge McConnell granted a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from freezing spending.

Announcements of cutbacks and changes in leadership this week showed the offshore industry faces "a series of headwinds." ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN − The fate of $600 million in federal funding for Rhode Island highway projects, including the westbound ...

The 23 state attorneys general involved in the suit will now draft a temporary restraining order, and the Trump administration will need to respond.

A second federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in grants and loans.

The Friday order granted a temporary restraining order requested by 23 Democratic states who said the Trump directive was unconstitutional.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island House passed a resolution congratulating President Donald Trump on his ...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Senate broke tradition Tuesday by refusing to approve a resolution congratulating Donald Trump on his "historic and extraordinary victory." Introduced by Senate ...