Trump administration ordered to unfreeze Chicago transit funds

U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin ordered the Trump administration to temporarily unfreeze nearly $2 billion in federal transit funds that had been withheld from Chicago's public transportation system. The CTA had challenged the Federal Transit Administration's freeze on the money, and Durkin granted their request for a temporary restraining order against the FTA. The ruling means Chicago can access the funds for transit projects while the legal dispute continues. The decision represents a setback for the administration's effort to withhold the federal dollars, which the White House had frozen as part of a broader push to assert control over federal spending. The case will likely proceed through additional court proceedings to determine whether the freeze can be reinstated or if the funds must remain available to the transit authority.