President Trump’s Second Term
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AG James Sues Trump Over ‘Strong-Arm’ Tactic of Tying DOT Funds to Immigration Crackdown
The U.S. Department of Transportation is illegally threatening to withhold billions in transportation funding to states that don't "cooperate" with the administration's immigration crackdown, a new suit argues.
May 13, 2025
U.S. DOT Slowly Doling Out Federal Funds — But New York is Completely Stiffed
The feds are finally giving out money again — but not everyone is getting their promised funds.
May 12, 2025
Breaking: US DOT Threatens Cities for ‘Sanctuary,’ ‘DEI’ Policies
Advocates are raising the alarm about yet another vague and disturbingly broad letter from Sean Duffy — and the fierce battle that's likely to follow it.
April 24, 2025
Disorder in the Court: Federal Lawyers Upload Memo Admitting Their Congestion Pricing Case is Weak
Lawyers advising U.S. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy make it clear: His case to end congestion pricing is weak.
April 24, 2025
Deep Dive: How Will Sean Duffy Fix Penn Station?
The Transportation Secretary has taken over the biggest transportation planning mess in North America. First, he has to realize that this job is more than just cosmetic surgery.
April 21, 2025
What Trump’s Tariff Chaos Will Mean For Transportation
Hint: expensive cars, expensive trains, expensive bikes, expensive everything.
April 15, 2025
US DOT Doesn’t Want to Fund Road Diets Anymore
The feds will look "unfavorably" on applications that reduce lane capacity for vehicles – despite their congestion and safety benefits.
April 4, 2025
Duffy Gives Senate Mixed Messages on ‘Woke’ Transportation Funding
The U.S. DOT secretary says he's drowning under a backlog of grants from the Biden administration — but somehow has time to uncover for its "woke" agenda.
April 2, 2025
‘The Carnage is Intolerable’: Rep. Jamie Raskin on Why Bike Safety is Becoming Bipartisan
"We need to reject any insinuation that it's not a national priority to make local roads safer."
April 1, 2025
CAPITOL DISPATCH: Albany Has No Plan, the Feds are Fuming and Transit Riders Are Facing a True ‘Shithole’ If MTA Cash Isn’t Raised
The halls of the state capitol were filled with dread on Tuesday as neither Gov. Hochul nor legislative leaders have a plan to fill the yawning funding gap in the MTA's renovation and expansion plan — and the federal government is laughing on the sidelines.
March 26, 2025
