Washington — The Trump administration is freezing roughly $18 billion in federal funding for key New York City infrastructure projects, Russ Vought, head of the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced on social media on the first day of the government shutdown .

Although Vought didn't mention Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer or House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, New York is home to both Democratic leaders, and Republicans have been placing full blame with them for the shutdown. Specifically, Vought said work on the Hudson Tunnel Project and Second Avenue Subway will be stopped.

Vought said the funds will be "put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles." He said the Department of Transportation would be announc

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