Trump Administration Pulls $4 Billion from California’s Overpriced Bullet Train Boondoggle

The Trump administration has decisively pulled the plug on a fiscal fiasco masquerading as infrastructure: California’s long-delayed and massively over-budget high-speed rail project. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s move to revoke $4 billion in federal funding is a clear message — national taxpayer dollars will not bankroll boondoggles that betray the principles of responsible governance and economic prudence.California voters were sold a promise back in 2008: a sleek bullet train connecting San Francisco with Los Angeles, reshaping transportation, and boosting the economy. Fifteen years later, the reality looks grim. Costs have ballooned beyond $100 billion. Timelines have been pushed back...