September 2, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

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Army Corps Lifts an Unexplained Two-Month Stop-Work Order on the Great Lakes Carp Barrier Hours After Whitmer Calls Trump

On September 2, 2026, hours after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer telephoned Trump, the Army Corps of Engineers lifted a stop-work order it had imposed in July on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project near Joliet, Illinois...

August 19, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Confirmed

Dulles Airport Board Approves $15.5 Billion for Trump's Renovation Plan, Pushing Boarding Fees Toward $65 a Passenger

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board voted Wednesday to add $15.5 billion in spending authority for a Dulles International Airport overhaul that President Trump proposed in July, bringing the total...

February 18, 2026 · Economy, Trade & Fiscal Policy

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Trump Administration Releases the Last $127 Million for the Gateway Tunnel After Losing in Court

The administration released the remaining $127 million in frozen federal reimbursements for the Hudson River Gateway rail tunnel project on February 18, 2026, out of roughly $205 million withheld since October 2025. The...

October 1, 2025 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

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Vought Freezes $18 Billion for New York's Hudson Tunnel and Second Avenue Subway

On October 1, 2025, the first day of the government shutdown, White House budget director Russell Vought announced that roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure funding had been put on hold. The two projects...