The Trump administration is pausing more than $11 billion in projects to mostly Democratic-led cities, the Office of Management and Budget director announced on Friday.

The big picture: The White House is continuing to pressure and blame Democrats over the shutdown, as well as citing the suspension as a reason it is firing workers and cutting spending.

Driving the news: Russell Vought, head of the budget office, wrote on X that the Army Corps of Engineers will be pausing funding to "lower-priority projects" and considering them for cancellation. • Vought said those include projects in New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Baltimore. • "The Democrat shutdown has drained the Army Corps of Engineers' ability to manage billions of dollars in projects," Vought wrote.

The other side: "This

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