According to Xinhua, on the 16th, 20 Democratic-led states in the United States filed a lawsuit in Boston federal court, demanding that the Trump administration restore a disaster relief program worth billions of dollars. The lawsuit states that the Trump administration illegally terminated the 'Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities' program in April, which had previously been approved by Congress. This program started in 2018 and funded the construction of shelters, flood walls, and the renovation of roads and bridges across the country. When the program was terminated, U.S. authorities claimed it was 'wasting resources and politicized.' After the flooding in Texas in early July resulted in numerous deaths and missing persons, Democrats accused the government of inadequate flood response and urged President Trump to restore project funding.