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Trump pulls $4B for California high-speed rail project
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has made several comments about President Donald Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, as the president seeks to shut down questions about the issue.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has formally terminated $4 billion in federal funding for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, weeks after putting the bullet train project on notice.
In an age when political authenticity is currency, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is making a risky bet: that he can repackage his image from slick,
Newsom laughed and responded, “You’re hitting me right there man, the California exodus. By the way, complete bulls—t. Now, the last two years, we’ve seen significant growth in California’s population. So it’s reversed, and record-breaking tourism.”
Supporters say a regional energy market would benefit renewables and accelerate climate progress. Critics say it would backfire spectacularly.
Gov. Gavin Newsom in Los Angeles said President Trump “is playing by a different set of rules" by floating a plan to skew the 2026 midterms.
Outnumbered' panelists discuss Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass introducing cash cards for migrants and a report claiming that Gov. Gavin Newsom received donations from a pot farm owner where ICE agents arrested hundreds of illegal immigrants.
Newsom has defended the proposal as a break-the-emergency-glass maneuver to preserve what he has cast as America’s besieged democracy, arguing Democrats have to become more aggressive and creative to have a shot at blocking Trump’s agenda.