A federal appeals court refused to halt a judge's order requiring the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in federal grants and loans.

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to comply with his order to unfreeze federal grants, after attorneys general for several Democratic states claimed the directive

A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a Trump administration effort to temporarily pause a lower court order halting the president’s federal funding freeze. The court said the administration failed to provide specifics about the potential harm caused by halting the freeze on federal payments for grants,

The Justice Department on Monday appealed a federal judge’s order to unfreeze federal grants, hours after the judge ruled that the Trump administration had not complied with his directive.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lost the latest round in a court battle over his administration's bid to freeze federal spending after an appeals court declined to pause a court order requiring the government to continue delivering funds.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a Trump administration push to reinstate a sweeping pause on federal funding, a decision that comes after a judge found the administration had not fully obeyed an earlier order.

The Trump administration is reigniting a legal fight over whether it can unilaterally freeze billions of dollars in funding in loans, grants and financial assistance.