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Rhode Island Judge Denies Trump Admins Request to Allow Spending Freeze

President Donald Trump’s plan to freeze federal spending while reviewing government expenditures received another setback Wednesday, as a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled against the administration’s request to allow the payment pause to continue. Judge John McConnell of the Rhode Island District Court found that the plaintiffs—including 22 states plus the District of Columbia