A U.S. district judge ruled that the Trump administration acted illegally by canceling $7.6 billion in clean energy grants targeting 16 states that voted for the Democratic candidate in the 2024 election. Judge Amit Mehta stated that the decision violated the Constitution’s equal protection requirements, noting that officials admitted the cuts were based primarily on the electoral results of the recipient states. The blocked funds were intended to support hundreds of projects, including battery plants and hydrogen technology initiatives in states like California, New Jersey, and Washington
Date: January 13, 2026. Source: aljazeera.com