“The Trump administration is planning to withhold billions of dollars from one of the nation’s largest public works projects in direct retaliation for the government shutdown, which Republicans are blaming on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Democrats,” Politico reports.
“White House budget director Russell Vought said Wednesday the administration is withholding ‘roughly $18 billion’ from New York City infrastructure projects because of ‘unconstitutional DEI principles.'”