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Democratic states take aim at Trump administration’s legal rationale for grant termination

Published 23:57 on June 25, 2025 / Last updated at 23:57 on June 25, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada)

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A group of US states is asking a federal court to define the legal meaning of a single clause within a regulation that the Trump administration has relied upon to cancel hundreds of Congressionally-approved grants, including those funding climate and clean energy programmes.
A group of US states is asking a federal court to define the legal meaning of a single clause within a regulation that the Trump administration has relied upon to cancel hundreds of Congressionally-approved grants, including those funding climate and clean energy programmes.


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