California sues Trump administration
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President Donald Trump is pulling federal funding for one of California’s most ambitious—and controversial—projects as his feud with the state’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, rages on. Trump announced that he had “officially freed” American taxpayers from funding the state’s long-planned high-speed train,
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The Cool Down on MSNNewsom blasts administration for halting billions in funding for California's bullet train project: 'Hand China the future'In 2023, the Biden Administration awarded California $3.1 billion in federal funds toward the high-speed rail project, which aimed to connect California, Los Angeles, and the Central Valley with 220-mile-per-hour, fully electrified trains, the California High-Speed Rail Authority announced at the time.
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Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that California is filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from pulling approximately $4 billion from California's embattled high-speed rail project.The Governor's Office claims the move is "yet another political stunt to punish California.