Trump administration targets New York in shutdown fight, following through on a threat

President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday froze funding for major transportation projects in New York, home to Congress's top two Democrats, as it carried through on a threat to use the government shutdown to target Democratic priorities. The funding freeze came as the 15th government shutdown since 1981 suspended scientific research, financial oversight, environmental cleanup efforts and a wide range of other activities. Some 750,000 federal workers were ordered not to work, while others, such as troops and border patrol agents, were ordered to work without pay. The Department of Veterans Affairs said it would provide burials at national cemeteries, but would not erect headstones or mow the grass. Trump has threatened to use the shutdown to extend a purge...