Inside the Federal Keyword Lists that Canceled Billions in Research Funding
The Energy Department said the cuts covered 321 awards across 223 projects and were not tied to project merit, contradicting earlier agency claims.
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The ultimate smoking gun: Trump officials just copped to a $7.5B shakedown
Whether by intention, error or force of law, the Trump administration has owned up that Donald Trump sees himself president of MAGA, not of the nation. A New York Times report this week disclosed a month-old court filing in which federal officials acknowledged that they cut $7.5 billion in clean energy programs selectively among states “based solely” on whether those stated had voted for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidentia…
Trump administration admits it canceled clean-energy grants in states that voted for Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON - Democratic lawmakers accused the Trump administration of abusing its power after officials admitted in a federal court filing they recommended terminating several billion dollars in grants for clean-energy projects based “solely” on states’ “political identity” and whether President Donald.
Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics
The Trump administration has again acknowledged in court documents that it terminated $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects 'based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state.'
DOE court filing reveals terminated clean energy grants targeted Harris-voting states
The Trump administration acknowledged in a federal court filing that it canceled 284 clean energy grants almost exclusively in states that voted for Kamala Harris, while sparing every project in states that backed the president or had a Republican senator. The admission came in a July 15, 2026, declaration by Jeff Novak, the Department of...
Trump Admin Admits To Targeting Democrats By Canceling Clean Energy Grants - It's Despicable! | The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon
Office of Management and Budget then-acting Director Russell Vought speaks while US President Donald Trump looks on at the White House in Washington, DC on October 9, 2019. (Photo by Shealah Craighead/White House) ‘Stunning Admission’: Trump Admin Targeted Democrats by Canceling Clean Energy Grants “It is despicable that the administration is taking away funding from states that did not vote for Trump,” said US Sen. Dick Durbin. Brad Reed Jul…
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