Penn Station and Dulles renaming offered for Gateway funding

Date

Feb 5, 2026

Scope

Federal

Status

Failed

Source

abcnews.com ↗

What it is

Two transport hubs, offered in a funding trade

Who did it

President Trump, in talks with Sen. Chuck Schumer

Detail

Reported offer to release $16bn in frozen Hudson River tunnel funding in exchange for renaming both facilities after the president. Schumer refused, and a judge subsequently ordered the funds released.