California drops lawsuit challenging Trump decision to pull $4 billion in high speed rail funding

WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - California has dropped a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to cancel more than $4 billion in federal grants for the state's high-speed rail project, the state said late on Friday.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority, which filed the suit in July, said the decision to abandon it reflected the state's "assessment that the federal government is not a reliable, constructive, or trustworthy partner in advancing high-speed rail in California."

The agency said it plans to move forward without federal funding, adding that only 18% of program expenditures for the long-delayed project have come from federal funds.