Judge Says Trump Admin Didn’t Fully Obey Order to Unfreeze Federal Spending

In a case involving 22 states, the jurist for the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island previously ruled against Trump’s executive order in January.

A reporter leaves the White House after the daily briefing, in Washington, on Jan. 31, 2025. Carlos Barria/Reuters

A federal judge found on Feb. 10 that President Donald Trump’s administration has failed to fully abide by the judge’s earlier order to unfreeze all federal funding.

Judge John McConnell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island previously ruled against an executive order Trump issued in January, which called for a sweeping federal funding freeze to root out fraud.