Trump administration withdraws $4 billion from California high-speed rail project
TL;DR
The Trump administration has withdrawn $4 billion in federal funding for California's long-delayed high-speed rail project, criticizing it as a costly and ineffective 'boondoggle,' while California officials vow to oppose the move and continue pursuing the project.
- Trump administration pulls $4bn in funds for high-speed rail in California Al Jazeera
- Trump rescinds $4bn in US funding for California high-speed rail project The Guardian
- Governor Newsom responds to Trump’s latest gift to China: Defunding America’s only high-speed rail Governor of California (.gov)
- Trump pulls $4 billion in funding for California bullet train project NBC News
- Trump administration pulls billions in funding for high-speed rail project; state leaders call decision 'illegal' Los Angeles Times
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