Overview
- Multiple outlets report the president told Sen. Chuck Schumer he would release more than $16 billion for the Gateway tunnel only if Penn Station and Washington Dulles were renamed after him.
- Schumer rejected the request and was told he lacks the authority to deliver such name changes, according to people familiar with the conversation.
- The administration continues to withhold the funds despite appropriations passing, prompting New York and New Jersey to file a lawsuit challenging the freeze.
- Gateway officials say money will run out Friday, risking a halt to construction and layoffs, as the White House declines to comment.
- Punchbowl News first reported the proposal, and while some Republicans have floated bills to rename Dulles for Trump, those measures have not advanced.