The restraining order, along with a similar directive by another judge from Friday, amounted to a rebuke of the move as an overreach that likely lacked legitimate authority.

The federal judge noted that organizations had informed the court as recently as last night that they still could not reach their funds.

A federal judge in Washington on Monday extended a temporary ban against President Donald Trump's sweeping pause on trillions of dollars in federal spending while she weighs a lawsuit challenging its legality.