President Donald Trump’s budget chief used Day 1 of the government shutdown to halt infrastructure funding to New York City.

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought announced on X on Wednesday morning that the administration was withholding some $18 billion from the country’s biggest and one of its bluest cities.

“Roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles,” he wrote, indicating there would be more to come from the Transportation Department.

He then specifically clarified that it would be funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway.

The first project involves the construction of a new tunnel under the Hudson River, as well as the

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