A truck crosses beneath the ongoing construction of the high-speed railway in Fresno, California, on May 8, 2019, amid ongoing construction of the railway in California's Central and San Joaquin Valleys. - In February, newly elected Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he was drastically revising downward the high-speed rail project to link Los Angeles to San Francisco in three hours, even though the plan was approved in a 2008 referendum. The federal government indicated that it was scrapping a $900 million subsidy due to "chronic" construction delays. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump admin to pull federal funding from Calif. high-speed rail project after state spent billions without ‘any results to show for’

The Trump administration has indicated that it intends to pull the remaining 4 billion in federal funding from California’s high-speed rail project — citing missed deadlines, budget overruns, and unreliable ridership projections.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during a fire emergency briefing at Station 69 in Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

L.A. Mayor Declares ‘No One Told’ Her ‘Not To’ Go On Ghana Trip After Nat’l Weather Service Issued Critical Fire Watch Alert

Los Angeles Democrat Mayor Karen Bass has finally offered an excuse on why she left for Ghana after the National Weather Service had already issued a critical fire alert — later resulting in the most catastrophic fires the city has ever seen. 

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after signing an executive in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed a series of executive orders including announcing that his administration will withhold federal funding from schools and universities that impose COVID-19 vaccine mandates. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

White House Indefinitely Bans AP News From Oval Office And Air Force One, Citing ‘Irresponsible, Dishonest Reporting’

Following earlier reports this week regarding the Associated Press being temporarily banned from the White House Oval Office, Trump’s deputy chief of staff announced on Friday that the outlet is now indefinitely barred from entering both the Oval Office and Air Force One.

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