{"id":2518333,"date":"2025-12-06T14:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T19:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-urges-ruling-on-nyc-congestion-pricing\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T14:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T19:44:20","slug":"trump-administration-urges-ruling-on-nyc-congestion-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-urges-ruling-on-nyc-congestion-pricing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration urges ruling on NYC congestion pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-administration-urges-ruling-on-nyc-congestion-pricing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2518333&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Trump administration is seeking a federal court ruling on the legality of New York city&#8217;s congestion pricing program, which began in Manhattan in January 2024. The U.S.Department of Justice has asked U.S.District Judge Lewis Liman to issue a decision on summary judgment motions to resolve the dispute quickly. The program charges most vehicles a $9 toll during specific hours to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-democrat-mayor-sued-for-allegedly-discriminating-against-white-restaurant-owners\/\" title=\"Boston Democrat Mayor Sued For Allegedly Discriminating Against White Restaurant Owners\">reduce traffic congestion<\/a> and generate revenue for the city&#8217;s Metropolitan Transportation Authority. While <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >city officials report improved traffic flow<\/a> and funding benefits, the Trump administration opposes the toll, arguing it harms working-class Americans and small businesses. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attempted to end the program by withdrawing federal approval, but New York State opposed this, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-doubles-down-on-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Biden admin. doubles down on vaccine mandate\">ongoing legal battles<\/a>. Judge Liman previously blocked efforts to shut down the program, indicating the city is highly likely to win the lawsuit and criticizing the federal government&#8217;s actions as arbitrary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump administration urges ruling on NYC congestion pricing<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2424673\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a>, seeking to end a congestion pricing program that began in Manhattan this year, has asked a federal judge to issue a ruling on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Department of Justice<\/a> this week wrote to U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman to &ldquo;respectfully request&rdquo; the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\/\">court<\/a> issue a decision on the parties&rsquo; summary judgment motions &ldquo;as soon as it is able&rdquo; to resolve longstanding questions about the legality of the toll.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3907761\/gavin-newsom-blames-trump-delay-rebuilding-homes-broken-promise-la-fires\/\">Newsom blames Trump for delay to rebuilding homes because president promised to &lsquo;help&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;As the Court knows, the parties completed summary judgment briefing in July in light of the Court&rsquo;s observation that the public interest would be served by resolving this case quickly,&rdquo; Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate wrote in the Dec. 2 one-page letter.<\/p>\n<p>The first-in-the-nation program began on Jan. 5 after a U.S. District Court judge denied New Jersey&rsquo;s last-ditch push to block it.<\/p>\n<p>Under the program, most cars and trucks pay a $9 toll between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays and between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekends to travel through the Congestion Pricing Zone from Midtown to downtown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>City officials have reported faster commutes for drivers and less congestion, and the city&rsquo;s Metropolitan Transportation Authority says the revenue generated from the program will put the agency on track to meet its funding goals.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump, a native New Yorker, pledged on the campaign trail to &ldquo;terminate&rdquo; the toll, saying it would cause businesses to leave the city.<\/p>\n<p>The toll has continued as the legal challenges play out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul in February saying the Federal Highway Administration was pulling its approval of congestion pricing and would work with New York State on an &ldquo;orderly termination of the tolls.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Duffy called congestion pricing a &ldquo;slap in the face&rdquo; to working-class Americans and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-to-partially-reopen-indoor-dining-in-nyc-for-valentines-day-if-positivity-rates-hold\/\" title=\"Cuomo To Partially Reopen Indoor Dining In NYC For Valentine\u2019s Day, \u2018If Positivity Rates Hold\u2019\">small business owners<\/a> and set a deadline to shut the program down. The city filed a lawsuit seeking to block the move.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Duffy told Hochul the transportation department might withhold environmental approvals or project funding beginning on May 28 if the state does not end congestion pricing. Hochul declined.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3909408\/new-york-socialist-drops-bid-to-challenge-jeffries-after-failing-to-gain-support-from-dsa-comrades\/\">NEW YORK SOCIALIST DROPS BID TO CHALLENGE JEFFRIES AFTER FAILING TO GAIN SUPPORT FROM DSA COMRADES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Judge Liman issued a temporary restraining order in May barring the transportation department from enforcing a directive to shut down the program.<\/p>\n<p>The judge wrote in his order that the Metropolitan Transit Authority was likely to succeed on the merits of the lawsuit and that the federal government had &ldquo;acted arbitrarily and capriciously&rdquo; by pledging to terminate the program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump admin urges judge to rule on NYC congestion pricing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2518334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24178690480030.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4106,44648,7332,5782,3634],"class_list":["post-2518333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-administration","tag-congestion-pricing","tag-nyc","tag-ruling","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24178690480030.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2518333"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518337,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518333\/revisions\/2518337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2518333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2518333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2518333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}