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Jul 24, 2026 Trump administration admitted in court filings that $7.5 billion in clean-energy grant cancellations were based solely on state voting patterns Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Federal officials confirmed grant funding decisions were determined by partisan electoral outcomes rather than program merit.
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- Trump administration admits clean energy grant cancellations were based on state voting patterns — Federal officials admitted in court filings that $7.5 billion in cuts to clean energy projects initiated under President Biden were "based solely" on whether states voted for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in 2024, contradicting the administration's public claim that cuts targeted waste. Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought had announced the cancellations as eliminating "Green New Scam funding," but a government lawyer told the court no cancellations were based on "programmatic, statutory, cost-reduction or performance-based factor." The administration funded grants for Trump-supporting states despite Energy Department recommendations for cancellation.
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Week 79 – 2026-07-18–2026-07-24
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