Northeast Corridor Rail and Gateway Project

U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas in Manhattan granted a temporary restraining order requiring the Trump administration to restore $16 billion in federal support for the Hudson Tunnel/Gateway project, finding New York and New Jersey showed irreparable harm after the administration’s October funding freeze prompted contractors to begin winding down work at sites in New York, New Jersey and under the Hudson and imperiling roughly 1,000 jobs. The administration has cited the prior government shutdown and concerns about DEI‑related spending as justification, while news reports say Trump privately offered to release the funds only if officials agreed to rename Dulles Airport and Penn Station after him — a claim Trump and Sen. Chuck Schumer have disputed — and New York officials hailed the ruling as a critical victory for workers and commuters.