A federal judge has maintained a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump’s spending freeze while she considers entering another hold known as a preliminary injunction.
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan said she will maintain the block at the end of a Feb. 20 hearing in Washington where the Trump administration cautioned against a sweeping injunction on freezing government spending.
The case centered on a now-rescinded memo in which the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) advised agencies they should pause spending in pursuit of various executive orders from Trump.
AliKhan issued a temporary restraining order earlier this month, expressing concern that the agencies had continued to halt funding despite the memo’s rescission….