On the first day of the federal government shutdown, United States President Donald Trump’s administration froze US$26 billion in funding for Democratic-led states, which he described as a “good” opportunity to cut “things that we didn’t want”, reported Xinhua.

White House budget director Russell Vought said about US$8 billion in “Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda” is being cut, hitting 16 states, most of which are led by Democrats.

Meanwhile, the US Transportation Department...