The judge had already ruled that the administration was not complying with his previous order requiring the government to keep disbursing money to states.

President Donald Trump's administration suffered another legal blow in its efforts to freeze federal funding for programs that do not align with the Republican's agenda on Thursday when a second judge blocked it from implementing a sweeping pause on spending on grants,

A judge granted a preliminary injunction, ordering the Trump administration to allow federal funding appropriated by Congress to flow.