Judge blocks Trump cuts, restores  million in counterterrorism funding to New York City transportation system

Judge blocks Trump cuts, restores $34 million in counterterrorism funding to New York City transportation system

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from withholding nearly $34 million in funds intended to protect New York’s transit system from terrorist attacks. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said in a ruling Thursday that the Republican administration’s decision, based on the Big Apple’s protections as a “sanctuary city” for…

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Trump administration violated court order on FEMA grant funding, US judge rules

Trump administration violated court order on FEMA grant funding, US judge rules

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration had violated his earlier court order by implementing a nearly identical policy that again made state cooperation with federal immigration authorities a condition of receiving grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. U.S. District Judge William Smith in Providence, Rhode Island,…

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