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Trump administration admits it canceled grants from Harris voters

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The Trump administration admitted it canceled nearly $8 billion in grants "based solely" on whether a state voted for Kamala Harris for president.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    FILE – A drought-stressed stalk of wheat lies on a parched field May 16, 2026, near Macksville, Kan.

  2. Capitol Fax

    Department of Energy admits billions of dollars in grants canceled solely for partisan reasons (opens Capitol Fax)

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    * New York Times… When the Trump administration canceled more than $7.5 billion in Biden-era federal grants for clean energy projects in October, it framed the move as an urgent corrective to protect taxpayer funds from waste. But it wasn’t true.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump officials admit targeting Democratic states for grant cuts (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> When the Trump administration canceled more than $7.5 billion in Biden-era federal grants for clean energy projects in October, it framed the move as an urgent corrective to protect taxpayer funds from waste.

  4. The Boston Globe

    Trump administration admits canceling grants to states that did not vote for him (opens The Boston Globe)

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    When the Trump administration canceled more than $7.5 billion in Biden-era federal grants for clean energy projects in October, it framed the move as an urgent corrective to protect taxpayer funds from waste.

  5. The Guardian

    Trump administration admits canceling clean energy grants to Democratic states (opens The Guardian)

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    Court fillings show grants denied to states if they didn’t back Trump’s re-election, but administration claims it’s a ‘misrepresentation’ US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration has admitted scrapping more than $7.

  6. Clean Tech Nica

    Trump Administration Admits Retaliatory Grant Cancellations (opens Clean Tech Nica)

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    Washington, D.C. — Today, the New York Times uncovered recent court filings where the Trump administration admitted to targeting states that voted for Vice President Kamala Harris and are represented by Democrats when slashing billions of dollars of clean energy investments.

  7. Jezebel

    Trump Admin Admits It Canceled Clean Energy Funding Only for Blue States (opens Jezebel)

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    Renewable energy projects in states that voted for Trump? Their grants were all untouched. Only blue states were punished.

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled only in states won by Kamala Harris (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Democrats and environmental groups seized on the latest court filing, saying the administration had “weaponized” the federal government to kill good jobs and punish working families.

  9. WMUR

    Trump administration admits to canceling clean energy grants based on politics (opens WMUR)

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    The Trump administration acknowledged that it canceled grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state."

  10. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Trump administration admits politics killed grants for green energy in N.J. and other Blue states (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    Democrats said the administration cut hundreds of energy projects for no reason other than the the states they were in did not vote for the president

  11. Local News 8

    Trump administration admits it canceled clean-energy grants in states that voted for Kamala Harris (opens Local News 8)

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    By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — 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 wheth…

  12. UPI

    Trump administration admits it canceled grants from Harris voters (opens UPI)

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    The Trump administration admitted it canceled nearly $8 billion in grants "based solely" on whether a state voted for Kamala Harris for president.

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