( May 7, 2025, 11:17 AM EDT) -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge in Rhode Island on May 6 granted a preliminary injunction motion by nearly two dozen states restraining the federal government from implementing an executive order (EO) “attempt[ing] to dismantle congressionally sanctioned agencies” as applied to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)....