Rhode Island’s chief federal judge is coming under increasing criticism from President Trump’s allies and supporters, ...

Rhode Island leaders say Judge John “Jack” McConnell Jr. is well-equipped to handle the pressure that comes with ruling ...

A Republican member of the House has issued articles of impeachment against the federal judge who blocked Trump's funding ...

Now McConnell, sitting since 2019 as chief judge of the U.S. District Court, is at the center of a high-stakes legal battle between Democratic states and President Donald Trump’s administration over a ...

A court can impose sanctions, fines or enact other penalties if the Trump administration refuses to comply with Judge McConnell's orders.

A federal judge in Rhode Island reaffirmed Wednesday his order halting the Trump administration’s funding freeze.

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered President Trump’s administration to immediately restore frozen ...

The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of ...

that decision is for the courts,” he continued in response to suggestions that U.S. District Court in Rhode Island was chosen ...

The federal judge who suggested Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt over the spending freeze on ...

The Trump administration is now seeking to hold off a Rhode Island judge's order stopping a federal funding freeze.

U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. of Rhode Island ordered federal agencies to restore funding that continues to be ...