Trump Administration, rail tunnel and federal funding freeze
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The Hudson Tunnel Project is the centerpiece of the Gateway Program, which aims to repair the 116-year-old North River Tunnel and build a new tunnel beneath the Hudson River.
Parents and officials in New York say the temporary federal funding freeze created uncertainty despite a court‑ordered pause.
The Gateway Development Commission is suing the federal government for withholding funding for the critical tunnel project linking New York and New Jersey. Construction will be halted if funding doesn't resume,
The commission overseeing construction of the $16 billion Hudson River Tunnel project filed a breach of contract lawsuit in federal court against President Donald Trump’s administration late Monday seeking the release of $4.
WASHINGTON — New York and a dozen other Democrat-led states are part of a federal funding review ordered by the White House’s budget office, as President Donald Trump vows to block the flow of funds to states as early as Sunday that do not fully cooperate with his immigration crackdown.
A federal judge says the Trump administration must keep the money flowing for now for programs aimed at helping low-income families with children in five states.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois has filed lawsuits early and often against the Trump administration since the president’s return to power last year. The state challenged Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship less than a day after he took office. Fifty more suits followed as of late January — roughly one per week.