Trump administration canceled grants based on politics

The Trump administration admitted in court that it canceled nearly 300 federal research grants, including clean energy programs, based on political considerations rather than merit. The administration targeted grants to Democratic states whose voters did not support Trump in 2024.

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White House admits it scrapped grants to blue states because they didn’t vote for Trump — MS NOW

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My opinion: That ✝️RUⓂ️🅿️ is corrupt isn't even debatable; that he's also an 🅰️SSH🅾️LE isn't debatable, either. The same labels could easily be applied to everyone in his cabinet, and to all his White House aides. MS Now apple.news/A1USkbkQVQTa... Team Trump admitted it withheld federal resources from states based on local voters casting ballots in ways the president doesn’t like.

Trump administration admits canceling clean energy grants to Democratic states - AOL

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www.aol.com/articles/tru... Court fillings show grants denied to states if they didn’t back Trump’s re-election, but administration claims it’s a ‘misrepresentation’ Court fillings show grants denied to states if they didn’t back Trump’s re-election, but administration claims it’s a ‘misrepresentation’

Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics

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Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics. apnews.com/article/trum... 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 ...

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

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>In May 2025, Department of Energy (“DOE”) Secretary Chris Wright executed a policy memorandum titled “Ensuring Responsibility for Financial Assistance” that, among other things, established a Portfolio Review Process (PRP). >With one exception, the 284 terminated grants had a recipient location and/or at least one place of performance in a state that awarded its electoral votes to Kamala Harris i

Josh Schooley (@josheeirl) on Threads

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www.threads.com/@josheeirl/p... NEWS: The Trump administration admitted in court that it canceled 284 clean energy grants worth billions "based solely" on the political identity of the recipient state. All but one grant had ties to ...

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)

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The Energy Department admitted in court that all 284 canceled clean energy grants went to states that voted for Harris and have two Democratic senators. No cost or performance criteria. The energy secretary told Congress under oath that politics played no role. Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on

Biden Is Giving Red Districts an Inconvenient Gift: Green Jobs

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In fact Biden pointedly gave red states many of the Inflation Reduction Act's grants for clean energy projects. "Any way you slice the numbers ... red districts garner an overwhelming proportion of the benefits." www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... The White House’s policies have fueled plans for more than $200 billion in cleantech manufacturing investments — mostly in districts with Republican lawm

White House cancels nearly $8B in clean energy projects in blue states

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Just a reminder of just how petty, mean and vengeful the mob boss PedoTraitor is. Billions of dollars withheld from BLUE states for disaster relief, research, green projects and more. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol... The Trump administration has announced the cancellation of $7.6 billion in funding for clean energy projects across 16 states.

Thirteen states sue Trump administration for terminating clean energy grants

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The trump administration admits cancelling appropriated funds from the Biden bills for infrastructure and energy projects. www.courthousenews.com/thirteen-sta... The states say the Trump administration went through with terminating federal clean energy grants, even after Congress refused to cut funding it had awarded under the Biden administration.

Republican administration admits it canceled clean-energy grants in states that voted for Kamala Harris https://www. msn.com/en-us/politics/governm ent/trump-administration-admits-it-canceled-clean-en

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Republican administration admits it canceled clean-energy grants in states that voted for Kamala Harris https://www. msn.com/en-us/politics/governm ent/trump-administration-admits-it-canceled-clean-energy-grants-in-states-that-voted-for-kamala-harris/ar-AA28Gfpe

Leaked document reveals White House nuclear waste plan

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Expensive energy with all the waste..great idea.... www.politico.com/news/2026/07... The Trump administration is seeking to move past Yucca Mountain as the nation’s sole repository and store waste in willing states.

Trump administration admits it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy projects 'based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state' | Fortune

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Chris Wright said DOE canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants because the projects "did not adequately advance the nation's energy needs or were not economically viable." The administration told a federal court, in writing, that the grants were killed "based solely on the political identity… In this case, that includes 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential e

Trump administration targeted California and other blue states for clean energy cuts

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"California stands to lose funding for an estimated 79 projects, including $1.2 billion for its ARCHES hydrogen hub, as lawsuits and federal investigations seek to restore money and safeguard climate innovation." www.latimes.com/environment/... Trump administration agreed in court documents that it targeted California and other blue states when it slashed clean energy projects last year

The Trump Administration Tells the Truth

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www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... A government lawyer admitted in a court filing that the administration withheld grants based on whom states had voted for.