WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday that it is putting $2.1 billion in funding for Chicago infrastructure projects on hold, the latest move to target Democratic-run cities during the government shutdown. The director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, said in a post on X that the funding is for "specifically the Red Line Extension and the Red and Purple Modernization Project." He said it has been "put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting."

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