New York City transit officials sue Trump administration over funding freeze

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Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced on Tuesday that the state of New York and the Metropolitan Transit Authority are suing the Trump administration over withheld funds for a subway expansion project.

“We’re suing the Trump administration for illegally withholding billions of dollars for the Second Avenue Subway extension. For months, they’ve stood in the way of progress. New Yorkers can’t afford to wait,” Hochul wrote on X.

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