Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Adam Edelman and Peter Alexander report that Vought said the administration would freeze $18 billion in infrastructure funding for New York City, where Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries reside, to ensure it was not going toward “unconstitutional DEI principles.” A person familiar with the situation said “a review of contracts awarded under the Biden administration is required” and that “review is also paused because of the Schumer shutdown.” Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee, for the coming damage and connecting the impact of closing the government to that of cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency this year.
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Published at: 2025-10-01 21:49:14
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