Trump says Gateway Tunnel funding Schumer “worked 20 years to get” is “terminated,” along with Second Avenue Subway extension, targeting billions in NY area infrastructure projects.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy withholds $40 million from California over English language enforcement for truckers despite state conducting 34,000 inspections that found only one English violation.
Major airports refuse to play Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown at TSA checkpoints, citing Hatch Act and bans on partisan messaging.
New Jersey launches pilot shuttle between Vineland and Atlantic City to boost job access in historically underserved South Jersey transit market.
Transportation Secretary Duffy threatens to fire air traffic controllers calling in sick during shutdown, calling them “problem children” while they work without pay.
Air traffic controller sick calls during shutdown force Nashville airport flights to average 2-hour delays while Dallas and Chicago experience delays averaging 30 to 40 minutes.
Hollywood Burbank Airport tower goes unmanned for six hours as unpaid air traffic controllers call in sick during shutdown, with operations handled remotely from San Diego as FAA faces 3,000 controller national shortage.
Trump pauses $2.1 billion for Chicago Red Line extension to South Side citing minority set-aside contracts during shutdown as city vows lawsuit and senators call it illegal retaliation.
Surface Transportation Board member fired in August sues Trump, claiming illegal removal ahead of $85 billion rail merger review that Trump later endorsed.
