Governing
Jared Brey
23 January 2025
The Trump White House has ordered a pause on infrastructure spending approved during the last administration, and is promoting new spending on digital infrastructure to support artificial intelligence (AI).
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to pause funding from two infrastructure bills adopted during the Biden administration.
- Transportation officials are working to interpret the order, but say it’s not intended to pause spending from all programs.
- Trump is also backing a private effort to invest billions in AI infrastructure.
Read on: What Trump’s Infrastructure Announcements Mean for States
