Inside the Federal Keyword Lists that Canceled Billions in Research Funding

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has acknowledged in court documents that it canceled $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state” — in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. The canceled projects include $464 million to connect power sources in Minnesota and other states and $50 million to upgr…

Trump administration admits it canceled grants to punish states that didn't vote for him

Yet another “scandal that would define any other administration and is a transparently impeachable offense” in Trump 2.0: 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. In little-noticed court documents, federal officials acknowledged this month that they had termin…

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…

Inside the federal keyword lists that canceled billions in research funding

In court documents, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and others shared which words they used to target grants.

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.

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...