Trump admin cancels more than $11 billion in mostly blue state projects

The Trump administration is pausing more than $11 billion in projects to mostly Democratic-led cities, the Office of Management and Budget director announced on Friday. The big picture: The White House is continuing to pressure and blame Democrats over the shutdown, as well as citing the suspension as a reason it is firing workers and cutting spending. Driving the news: Russell Vought, head of the budget office, wrote on X that the Army Corps of Engineers will be pausing funding to "lower-priority projects" and considering them for cancellation. Vought said those include projects in New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Baltimore. "The Democrat shutdown has drained the Army Corps of Engineers' ability to manage billions of dollars in projects," Vought wrote. The other side: "This newly announced pause of preapproved funding for the Army Corps of Engineers projects in blue cities - including Baltimore - is another example of the Trump Administration placing partisan politics over the welfare of the American people," U.S. Rep Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) wrote on X. Context: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employs about 37,000 people and provides engineering services to both U.S.-based infrastructure and military projects abroad. Between the lines: Vought's announcement continues the White House's targeting of federal money to Democratic-leaning states during the shutdown. On the first day of the shutdown, Vought announced that the Trump administration was freezing approximately $18 billion for two infrastructure projects in New York City.Vought also cancelled about $8 billion for climate-related projects in Democratic-leaning states like California, Colorado and Connecticut. The administration froze another $2.1 billion in Department of Transportation funding for the Chicago transit system.Zoom in: Vought said more information is "to come" on what's paused and cancelled, but some cities have already announced projects that are likely on the chopping block. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, for instance, already announced a plan to replace its Sagamore Bridge and Bourne Bridge, which are are owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.Go deeper: The small cracks of dissent emerging in Trump's GOP

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