The judge had already ruled that the administration was not complying with his previous order requiring the government to keep disbursing money to states.

The White House dwelled on Friday on its decision to terminate government funding for the Voice of America agency, criticizing the broadcaster and stating that taxpayers will no longer be “on the hook for radical propaganda”.

The Trump administration has transformed its traditional press shop into a rapid-response influencer operation, and “they’re all offense, all the time.”