The Trump administration said on Wednesday it was rescinding federal approval of New York City’s congestion pricing program that is designed to reduce traffic and raise money to upgrade aging subway and bus systems. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the move will halt a program that “leaves drivers without any free highway alternative and instead takes more money from working people to pay for a transit system and not highways.” Under the program, which launched on Jan. 5, most passenger vehicles are charged $9 US during peak periods to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street. Trucks and busesRead more

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in New York City on Sunday. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press) Donald Trump took the stage Sunday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden to deliver his campaign’s closing argument with the election nine days away after several of his allies used crude and racist insults toward Vice-President Kamala Harris and other critics of the former president. The Republican nominee began by asking the same questions he’s asked at the start of every recent rally: “Are you better off now thanRead more