A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration‘s efforts to pause federal aid through an Office of Management and Budget memorandum Wednesday, upholding a lower court’s ruling. The Trump administration attempted to pursue a blanket pause of federal aid disbursements pending a review of the various spending items in January,

Three appellate court judges sided with federal Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island. The sweeping funding freeze will be blocked until the Trump administration’s full appeal is heard.

President Donald Trump took yet another loss in court on Wednesday evening, reported The New York Times — this time concerning his bid to unblock his federal spending freezes. The federal appeals court ruling marks the latest in a suit being pursued by a coalition of roughly two dozen Democratic state attorneys general,