Trump administration appealing loss in Gateway tunnel funding case

New Jersey and New York prevailed in June in their case fighting the Trump administration’s freeze of Gateway tunnel funding. Trump is now appealing.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 486

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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The Trump administration told a federal judge Friday that it is appealing a court order that barred it from freezing funding for the $16 billion project to build new rail tunnels under the Hudson River.

The news elicited predictions of another loss for the administration from officials from New Jersey and New York, which prevailed in the lawsuit, and from U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-05), who has criticized the White House’s push …

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