January 12, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration unlawfully canceled hundreds of U.S. Department of Energy grants slated for states whose voters leaned toward former Vice President Kamala Harris in the last election, a D.C. federal judge ruled Monday when finding that the government's decision violates the Fifth Amendment's equal protection guarantee.
December 11, 2025
A Trump administration lawyer said Thursday that the president had blanket authority to cancel every discretionary grant slated for states that broke against him in the general election, and it wouldn't amount to a violation of the Fifth Amendment's equal protection guarantee.
December 05, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy has urged a federal judge in Washington not to block its termination of energy project grants worth more than $7.5 billion, arguing there is no merit to claims alleging the federal government unconstitutionally targeted funds for Democratic-leaning states.
November 12, 2025
Minnesota's capital city and several clean energy advocates have sued the U.S. Department of Energy in D.C. federal court over its termination of over $7.5 billion in grants for energy projects, accusing the agency of unconstitutionally targeting projects primarily in blue states.