A Republican member of the House has issued articles of impeachment against the federal judge who blocked Trump's funding ...

Rhode Island leaders say Judge John “Jack” McConnell Jr. is well-equipped to handle the pressure that comes with ruling ...

Rhode Island’s chief federal judge is coming under increasing criticism from President Trump’s allies and supporters, ...

Now McConnell, sitting since 2019 as chief judge of the U.S. District Court, is at the center of a high-stakes legal battle between Democratic states and President Donald Trump’s administration over a ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island is making national headlines after he halted President Donald Trump's federal funding freeze.

A federal judge in Rhode Island reaffirmed Wednesday his order halting the Trump administration’s funding freeze.

U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr., who ruled against the Trump administration’s effort to freeze billions in federal ...

A court can impose sanctions, fines or enact other penalties if the Trump administration refuses to comply with Judge McConnell's orders.

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered President Trump’s administration to immediately restore frozen ...

The judge also determined that the funds that must be restored include those appropriated under the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Improvement and Jobs Act ...

The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of ...

The federal judge who suggested Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt over the spending freeze on ...