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US Withholds $18 Billion From New York City Over DEI, OMB Chief Says
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Published 53 minutes ago on
October 1, 2025

Russ Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, is pictured before a meeting in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2024. (Reuters/Benoit Tessier)

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The federal government is withholding $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said on Wednesday, citing diversity, equity and inclusion concerns.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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