Trump Admin. admits canceling clean-energy grants in states that voted for Kamala Harris

The Trump administration has acknowledged in court filings that it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants to 16 states that voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. Federal officials conceded that the decision to terminate hundreds of projects, including those for battery plants and hydrogen technology, was based "solely on the political identity of the grant recipient's state". This admission contradicts previous statements from the Department of Energy, which had asserted the cancellations were due to the projects not adequately advancing national energy needs or lacking economic viability.

Concurrently, President Trump issued an executive order mandating the installation of signs outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. These signs are intended to warn visitors about "inaccurate information" within the museum's exhibits and to direct them to alternative sources for what the administration deems "accurate information regarding America's history". The directive follows a White House report accusing the museum of "thinly veiled anti-Americanism" and failing to present an "inspiring, unifying, and worthy" historical narrative. Smithsonian officials and historians have challenged these claims, defending the institution's commitment to scholarly integrity.