""The U.S. Transportation Department announced it was pulling back $4 billion in funding for the project, weeks after signaling it would do so.""
""The loss marks the latest blow to California by the Trump administration, which has blocked a first-in-the-nation rule to phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars.""
""A U.S. Army veteran who was arrested during an immigration raid at a Southern California marijuana farm said Wednesday he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle.""
""George Retes, 25, who works as a security guard at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, said he was arriving at work on July 10 when several federal agents surrounded his car.""
The U.S. Transportation Department announced the retraction of $4 billion in funding for California's rail project, with less than a quarter of its budget coming from federal sources. The project, initially approved by voters in 2008, has faced increasing costs and delayed timelines. In a separate incident, a U.S. Army veteran described the aggressive tactics used by federal agents during an immigration raid at a cannabis farm, highlighting issues of law enforcement conduct. The actions raised questions concerning federal authority and citizenship rights.
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