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Trump Tried to Kill the Infrastructure Law. Now He’s Getting Credit for Its Projects.

Signs bearing President Trump’s name have gone up at major construction projects financed by the 2021 law, which he strenuously opposed ahead of its passage.

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A sign bearing President Trump’s name is posted at a bridge project in Maryland made possible by an infrastructure law he strenuously opposed.
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Transportation Dept. Cancels $679 Million for Offshore Wind Projects

The Trump administration’s campaign against wind power continued as it targeted funding for marine terminals and ports to support development of the industry.

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Friday’s move is the latest in a series of escalating attacks by the Trump administration against the wind industry.
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Trump Administration Will Take Control of Union Station in D.C., Duffy Says

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that his department, which owns Union Station, will assume control of the train hub from the nonprofit that has been controlling it.

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National Guard members outside Washington’s Union Station earlier in August.
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Trump Enlists More Agencies in His Crackdown on Washington, D.C.

The president ordered the federal transportation and housing departments to examine whether city officials and some landlords are following public safety rules.

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development office building in Washington.
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Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Pulse Nightclub Shooting Victims

The mayor of Orlando, Fla., said that the crosswalk mural, which featured the Pride flag’s colors, was removed overnight this week. Community members protested and have, for now, repainted it.

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Before and after photos of the crosswalk that had been painted in rainbow colors in Orlando, Fla., to memorialize the victims of a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in 2016. It was painted over this week.
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Faced With Trump’s English Mandate, Mexico’s Truckers Report to Class

Companies, fearing penalties that could put them out of business, race to make sure their drivers have enough English to communicate with U.S. officials.

© Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

Mexican truck drivers who work transporting cargo to the United States attending a six-week crash course in English this month in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
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