A Trump administration order to pause federal spending on Tuesday led to bureaucratic bedlam in Rhode Island and across the country as state government officials tried to assess the local impact of suddenly turning off federal spigots.

This lawsuit hopes to end with a nationwide restraining order making sure that money continues flowing into states for needed services like policing.

Arizona is joining with other states to sue President Donald Trump over his sweeping federal grant freeze that is set to go into effect Tuesday evening, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's sweeping freeze on federal funding, mere moments before it was set to take effect on Tuesday. US District Judge Loren AliKhan issued the dramatic ruling which halted the administration's planned pause on federal grants,

Rhode Island’s governor said state agencies were reviewing Trump’s order to understand the full potential impact. A federal judge temporarily paused the freeze, but some organizations were unable to access federal funds on Tuesday.

The order is in response to a lawsuit that says the freezing of billions of dollars in already approved funding violates the law.

The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending, causing confusion and panic among organizations that rely on Washington for their financial lifeline.