California, High-Speed Rail and Trump

Trump Administration Takes Aim at $4B in Funding for California High-Speed Rail
President Donald Trump canceled nearly $1 billion in federal funding for the high-speed rail project in 2019, during his first term. The Biden administration later restored the funding and, in December 2023, allocated $3.3 billion more.
Trump Administration Questions Funding for California High-Speed Rail
The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said the government would conduct a “compliance review” on a $3.1 billion grant, potentially threatening the viability of the troubled project.
Federal Review Launched Into California’s Troubled High-Speed Rail Project
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced Thursday that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will conduct a comprehensive review of the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to determine whether $4 billion in federal taxpayer funds should remain committed to the embattled project.
Trump administration threatens $4 billion in funding for California high-speed rail
The Trump administration has launched an investigation into California’s high-speed rail project in what could be the first step in clawing back the $4 billion promised by the Biden administration to build out the first section of the line, from Merced to Bakersfield.
Trump Pumps Brakes on California High Speed Rail
Much needed to be done with that money. But California wanted to plow those tax dollars into environmental bragging rights.
Trump administration launches review of California’s high-speed rail spending
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has announced that the Trump administration has launched a compliance review of California's high-speed rail project.
US opens probe into whether to rescind $4 billion in California high-speed rail grants
The Trump administration said Thursday it is opening a review into whether to rescind about $4 billion awarded to California's High-Speed Rail project.
Transportation chief Duffy launches probe of California’s high-speed rail project
Duffy, speaking at Union Station in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, said the Federal Railroad Administration will review the rail project and its leadership.
California high-speed rail: $15.7B already invested in 'failed' project as Republicans criticize Newsom
California voters in 2008 approved nearly $10 billion in bond money to build a high-speed rail line connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco that was supposed to be running by 2020.
California’s high-speed rail project to be investigated, Trump official says. Here’s why
Republicans have long targeted high-speed rail, despite its popularity with a majority of Californians. U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, who appeared with Duffy and introduced legislation in December to defund it, blasted the railway as “the worst public infrastructure failure in U.S. history.”
Trump administration to review California's high-speed rail funding
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said the California high-speed rail project will continue to cost taxpayers billions of dollars with no definitive timeline for completion.
Federal Transportation Secretary Calls for Review of California’s High-Speed Rail
The Federal Railroad Administration initiated a review of California's 400-mile high-speed rail project aimed at connecting ...
CA's high-speed rail: Big dreams and big delays
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