{"id":2401873,"date":"2025-02-12T14:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T19:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-affirms-trump-has-some-authority-to-pause-spending-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T14:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T19:06:01","slug":"judge-affirms-trump-has-some-authority-to-pause-spending-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-affirms-trump-has-some-authority-to-pause-spending-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge affirms Trump has some authority to pause spending &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-affirms-trump-has-some-authority-to-pause-spending-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2401873&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge has clarified that President Donald\u200b Trump and his administration have the authority \u200cto pause federal spending, as long as it complies with existing laws and regulations.U.S. District Judge John McConnell expressed this in a recent ruling, while\u2064 still upholding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-governor-responds-after-federal-court-puts-her-30-day-gun-carry-ban-on-hold\/\" title=\"NM Governor responds to ...s hold on 30-day gun carry ban.\">temporary restraining\u2064 order<\/a>\u2062 against a broader funding freeze initiated \u2063by \u2064the administration. The decision allows the \u200bgovernment to \u2064limit access to federal funds within the law, but it denied a request from \u200cthe Justice Department to continue withholding specific FEMA funding, \u2062stating the legal justifications provided where inadequate.<\/p>\n<p>This ruling comes after a lawsuit from Democratic \u200cattorneys general from 22 states and Washington, D.C., challenging the administration&#8217;s efforts to freeze billions \u2064in federal spending.Despite criticism from Trump and his allies,who view the court&#8217;s actions as interference with executive authority,Judge\u2062 McConnell has faced backlash from conservatives for what they see as overstepping\u2063 constitutional\u2062 boundaries. The \u200bcase \u2063continues to develop,with \u2062further legal\u2063 actions anticipated.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Judge affirms Trump has some authority to pause spending<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1984285\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal judge on Wednesday clarified that the executive branch under President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> retains some authority to pause federal spending as long as it complies with existing statutes and regulations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a four-page <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.rid.58912\/gov.uscourts.rid.58912.107.0_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">order<\/a> issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge John McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3306097\/judge-halts-trump-federal-aid-freeze-at-request-of-22-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reaffirmed<\/a> that while a temporary restraining order remains in place against the administration&rsquo;s broader funding freeze, the government is still permitted to limit access to federal funds in accordance with applicable laws. The ruling underscores that the White House does not need a court&rsquo;s permission to cut off funding if the decision aligns with existing laws and regulations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The [court&rsquo;s previous order] does not bar both the President and much of the Federal Government from exercising their own lawful authorities to withhold funding,&rdquo; McConnell wrote. <\/p>\n<p>Despite this clarification, he also issued another blow to the Trump administration by denying an emergency request from the Justice Department to continue withholding certain FEMA and other federal funds, stating that the administration&rsquo;s legal justification for the freeze was insufficient.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling follows a legal battle between the administration and Democratic attorneys general from 22 states and Washington, D.C., who sued after the White House&rsquo;s Office of Management and Budget attempted to impose a spending freeze affecting billions of dollars. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3316055\/trump-appeals-judge-order-undo-federal-spending-freeze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">appeals court<\/a> on Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3317252\/legal-showdowns-against-trump-executive-orders-speed-bumps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">declined to pause McConnell&rsquo;s initial order<\/a>, prompting the DOJ to seek further clarification.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and key allies, including billionaire Elon Musk, have criticized court rulings that stalled the administration&rsquo;s efforts to cut federal spending, arguing that judges are interfering with executive authority.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell, who is overseeing&nbsp;<em>New York v. Trump<\/em>&nbsp;in Rhode Island, has drawn sharp criticism from conservative advocates in recent days for his earlier ruling that temporarily blocked the administration&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-tried-multiple-times-to-cut-medicare-and-social-security\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Tried Multiple Times To Cut Medicare And Social Security\">federal spending freeze<\/a>. Critics argue that his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">decision overstepped constitutional boundaries<\/a> by infringing on the president&rsquo;s Article II powers, which grant executive authority over budget execution. The ruling, which required the government to continue funding certain programs despite White House objections, was labeled by Trump allies as an example of judicial overreach. Some have pointed to McConnell&rsquo;s background as an Obama appointee, alleging partisan bias in his handling of the case.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE&nbsp;TO&nbsp;READ MORE&nbsp;FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democratic officials have argued that the rulings are necessary to uphold congressional spending power. The case remains ongoing, with further court filings expected in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1984285\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1984285\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge confirms Trump can pause spending within legal limits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2401874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-world-leader-parade.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5387,33211,50266,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2401873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-judge","tag-legal-news","tag-spending-authority","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-world-leader-parade.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401873"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401877,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401873\/revisions\/2401877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}