NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has pushed back a Friday deadline for New York to end its new $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering Manhattan. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday said he was giving the state an additional 30 days as “discussions continue” on the Republican administration’s demand.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA are facing down a new federal deadline to end congestion pricing in NYC.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday extended by 30 days a March 21 deadline for New York state to end Manhattan's congestion pricing program.

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold or redirect federal funding to New York’s mass transit system if it doesn’t receive documentation of the steps taken to address crime and create a safe environment for riders and workers.

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold federal funding from the agency that runs the New York City subway if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority doesn’t comply with a request for information on transit crime.

In a letter to the MTA, Trump's transportation secretary demanded details about the agency's efforts to combat subway crime and worker assaults.

President Trump’s executive order on Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to shut down the cabinet department she oversees drew immediate backlash from New York Congressional Democrats.