California is suing the Trump administration for cutting funding for the state’s controversial high-speed rail project, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced Thursday. On Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the administration was pulling $4 billion in funding for the project after it ran far over schedule and over budget.

By David Shepardson and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON (Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday vowed to fight the "illegal" move by President Donald Trump's administration to cancel some $4 billion in federal grants for the state's ambitious but much-delayed high-speed rail project.

Gov. Gavin Newsom sues the Trump administration for canceling $4 billion in funding for the state's high-speed rail project, calling it political retribution.