The Trump administration is using the government shutdown to withhold federal funding from projects in states with Democratic senators. White House budget director Russ Vought announced the withholding of 2-billion dollars for Chicago infrastructure projects. It affects a long-awaited plan to extend the city’s Red Line train. Earlier in the week, Vought made a similar announcement by halting 18 billion dollars for infrastructure in New York. However, on Friday, President Trump personally reversed some of those funding cuts — restoring 187 million dollars for New York’s law enforcement and counterterrorism operations, following outcry from Democrats and Republicans.