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Laya Neelakandan

New York, Washington, D.C.

Digital News Associate at CNBC

news associate @cnbc | formerly @northwesternu, @sfchronicle, @fastcompany, @todayshow etc.

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  • Trump administration threatens to pull $4 billion from California high-speed rail project

    2 days ago | cnbc.com | Laya Neelakandan

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a news conference at Newark Liberty International Airport, where he announced the reopening of a major runway at the airport, nearly two weeks ahead of schedule on June 2, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesThe future of a high-speed rail project in California is under threat after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the project has violated some terms of its federal grant agreements.

  • Trump could ask Supreme Court to halt tariff block as soon as Friday

    1 week ago | flipboard.com | Kevin Breuninger |Laya Neelakandan

    7 hours agoRep. Jamie Raskin demanded a detailed list of the dinner guests and the sources of the funds they used to buy the cryptocurrencies. A top House Democrat on Wednesday night opened a probe into the private dinner that President Donald Trump hosted for top investors in his meme coin, seeking to …

  • Trump seeks to pause trade court order blocking tariffs, as White House aides attack judges

    1 week ago | cnbc.com | Kevin Breuninger |Laya Neelakandan

    U.S. President Donald Trump holds a document as he delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025. Carlos Barria | ReutersPresident Donald Trump's top aides are lashing out at the federal trade-court judges who just struck down many of the president's tariffs, even as his administration requests that those same judges pause any enforcement of their ruling while the case is being appealed.

  • Judge rules against Trump effort to gut U.S. Institute of Peace

    2 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Laya Neelakandan

    The US Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 17, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA federal judge on Monday ruled that the Trump administration and DOGE's takeover and gutting of the U.S. Institute of Peace were unlawful.

  • Trump's Qatar jet gift 'is rife with political espionage,' says Republican senator

    3 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Laya Neelakandan

    US Senator Susan Collins, Republican from Maine, questions Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 14, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty ImagesSen.

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Laya Neelakandan
Laya Neelakandan @Laya_neel
4 Jun 25

The future of a high-speed rail project in California is under threat after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the project has "no viable path" to completion. The USDOT warned roughly $4 billion in federal grants could be rescinded. ⬇️ https://t.co/0M9x3NT92o

Laya Neelakandan
Laya Neelakandan @Laya_neel
29 May 25

RT @CNBC: Trump could ask Supreme Court to halt tariff block as soon as Friday https://t.co/wkR7lyKzwf

Laya Neelakandan
Laya Neelakandan @Laya_neel
15 May 25

RT @CNBC: Trump's Qatar jet gift 'is rife with political espionage,' says Republican senator https://t.co/pZquGKYyF7