California abandons legal fight over Trump’s high-speed rail funding cut

Published December 26, 2025 11:18pm ET



California dropped a lawsuit this week over the Trump administration‘s funding cuts for its high-speed rail project.

The state sued the administration in July after the Transportation Department cut $4 billion in funding for the project. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) called the cuts “a political stunt to punish California.”

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