both men charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. prosecutors recommending jail time for both. sentencing is now scheduled in october. well, california is now suing to block the trump administration from cancelling nearly a billion dollars in federal funds for the state s high speed rail project. the feds announced the state had not made enough progress on it, so they were pulling the funding awarded nearly a decade ago. crews have to complete a segment of the track by 2022 for the money to come through but the administration says that won t happen. the president is retaliating against california because of the state s criticism of his immigration policies. you ever have an argument about, you know, how to spend money? congress knows how you feel. republican and democratic leaders trying to work out a deal on how to spend your tax dollars. if they can t, that can be trouble.
el salvador with bill hemmer and the attorney general. the first since he has been in this role and a good candid relationship is how he describes his relationship with the president. jon: you get the impression the attorney general is his own man. he is not particularly beholding to those members of congress who accuse him of all kinds of things and well sandra: a whole lot more from that interview coming up. jon: meantime california s high speed rail project on hold now. the trump administration withdrawing nearly a billion dollars saying the state failed to comply with the terms of the grant. the host of making money with charles payne, charles payne himself is here. it s a nice way of saying bait and switch. this plan was approved because it would connect two major cities. instead of this 520 mile high speed train it switched to 150
charles: california just reresponding to president trump s plan to take back $3.5 billion for the high speed rail project calling it legally indefensible and disastrous. california telling the trump administration that 2,600 workers could lose their jobs if the administration pulls funding. rand paul breaking the president trump saying he will vote to block the national emergency declaration for the border wall. how is this playing out on capitol hill? mike emanuel is on the hill with the latest. mike? good afternoon. senator rand paul explained his thinking that i must vote how my principles dictate. my vote is to the constitution not to any plan or political party. i stand with the president often and do so with a loud voice. today he s wrong, not on policy
supporters point to the political actity tvism of parkl high school students. a battle brewing between california and the trump administration. the u.s. department of transportation canceled a nearly $1 billion grant for the state s high speed rail project that would have run fr. the governor says it would take too long to complete so the president demand all the money be returned. newsome says the president s move is political retribution. meantime teachers in west virginia are set to strike for a second day. even after the house of delegates in that state shelved annual education bill that prompted them to walk off their jobs. teachers cheered when they found out the news. the republican led house voted
standard is not found in the constitution. he says libel laws should be left to state courts. no other justices joined his opinion. thomas position echos claims from president trump who repeatedly called for the allwi you laws to be opened up. and a lawsuit has been ruled to move forward agreeing to hear a challenge from a parksed a advocacy group, protect our parks claims the city illegally transferred parkland to a private entity. the center will serve as presidential library and headquarters of the obama foundation. both sides due back in court next week. a battle brewing between california and the trump administration. u.s. department of transportation canceled a nearly $1 billion grant for the state s high speed rail project that would have run from san francisco to los angeles. governor newsome announced last week he was scrapping the project because it was too expensive and would take too long to complete. and that decision led president trump to demand all the money be