While U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy questioned the cross-state high-speed rail project, he praised the Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles effort.

The Trump administration has launched an investigation into California’s high-speed rail project in what could be the first step in clawing back the $4 billion promised by the Biden administration to build out the first section of the line, from Merced to Bakersfield.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced Thursday that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will conduct a comprehensive review of the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to determine whether $4 billion in federal taxpayer funds should remain committed to the embattled project.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has asked for a compliance review of California's controversial High Speed Rail project.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said the California high-speed rail project will continue to cost taxpayers billions of dollars with no definitive timeline for completion.

Duffy, speaking at Union Station in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, said the Federal Railroad Administration will review the rail project and its leadership.

At the behest of President Donald Trump, Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy Thursday ordered a Federal Railroad Administration review of $4 billion in funding for California's high-speed rail project.

USDOT says it will evaluate the funding currently committed to the construction of California’s high-speed rail project, which has run years behind schedule and billions over its projected budget.

Transportation Secretary Duffy announces a review of California's high-speed rail project amid concerns about increased costs and delays. The FRA will evaluate the use of federal funds as the project's budget swells to $106 billion.

The purpose of the review is to help determine if $4 billion in taypayer funds should go to the section of the project connecting Merced to Bakersfield.