Trump administration targets funding for California high-speed rail project

<p>Officials announce possible withdrawal of $4bn for project to shuttle riders between San Francisco and Los Angeles</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> is once again targeting <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California’s</a> controversial high-speed rail project, with federal transportation officials on Thursday announcing an investigation and possible withdrawal of about $4bn in federal funding.</p><p>Voters first approved $10bn in bond money in 2008 for a project designed to shuttle riders between San Francisco and Los Angeles in less than three hours. It was slated to cost $33bn and be finished by 2020. But the project has been beset by funding challenges, cost overruns and delays.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/trump-california-high-speed-rail-funding">Continue reading...</a>