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The Transportation Department on Friday said it was terminating or withdrawing $679 million in federal funding for 12 projects around the country intended to support the development of offshore wind power.
Transportation Dept. Cancels $679 Million for Offshore Wind Projects
The Trump administration’s campaign against wind power continued as it targeted funding for marine terminals and ports to support development of the industry.
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August 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Transportation Department on Friday said it was terminating or withdrawing $679 million in federal funding for 12 projects around the country intended to support the development of offshore wind power.
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Every time your electricity bill goes up for the next 10 years, it can be traced back to this Administration’s actions.
They are making solar and wind power illegal to build in the United States. They are artificially restricting supply while demand is going up.
They are making solar and wind power illegal to build in the United States. They are artificially restricting supply while demand is going up.
The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind industry.
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Trump administration cancels $679 million in funding for offshore wind projects
The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind ind...
www.pbs.org
August 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Every time your electricity bill goes up for the next 10 years, it can be traced back to this Administration’s actions.
They are making solar and wind power illegal to build in the United States. They are artificially restricting supply while demand is going up.
They are making solar and wind power illegal to build in the United States. They are artificially restricting supply while demand is going up.
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Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush deliver rare open criticism of the Trump administration — and singer Bono held back tears as he recited a poem — in an emotional video farewell on Monday with staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Bush, Obama and a tearful Bono fault Trump's gutting of USAID on agency's last day
Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration in an emotional video farewell with staffers of the U.S.
apnews.com
June 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush deliver rare open criticism of the Trump administration — and singer Bono held back tears as he recited a poem — in an emotional video farewell on Monday with staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Good for Harvard
April 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Good for Harvard
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US District Court Judge J. Paul Oetken sided with silenced Voice of America journalists after a 90-minute hearing today. Oetken said he would issue a temporary restraining order — another setback for President Trump’s push to shut down U.S. government-funded international broadcasters >>>
Judge says he’ll grant a restraining order to temporarily protect Voice of America | CNN Business
A federal judge sided with silenced Voice of America journalists on Friday, the latest setback for President Trump’s push to shut down U.S. government-funded international broadcasters.
www.cnn.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
US District Court Judge J. Paul Oetken sided with silenced Voice of America journalists after a 90-minute hearing today. Oetken said he would issue a temporary restraining order — another setback for President Trump’s push to shut down U.S. government-funded international broadcasters >>>
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Johns Hopkins University announced that it will be cutting more than 2,000 jobs after it lost $800 million in funding from the US Agency for International Development amid the Trump administration’s effort to significantly downsize the federal government.
Johns Hopkins laying off more than 2,000 workers after dramatic cut in USAID funding | CNN Politics
Johns Hopkins University announced Thursday that it will be cutting more than 2,000 jobs after it lost $800 million in funding from the US Agency for International Development amid the Trump administr...
www.cnn.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Johns Hopkins University announced that it will be cutting more than 2,000 jobs after it lost $800 million in funding from the US Agency for International Development amid the Trump administration’s effort to significantly downsize the federal government.
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The Trump administration has directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to indefinitely postpone a public meeting of its vaccine advisory panel, a key forum for the nation’s discussion of information about vaccine safety and effectiveness.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Vaccine safety panel long criticized by RFK Jr. told to postpone meeting
Health and Human Services officials said the postponement was to accommodate public comment ahead of the meeting but experts decried the delay.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The Trump administration has directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to indefinitely postpone a public meeting of its vaccine advisory panel, a key forum for the nation’s discussion of information about vaccine safety and effectiveness.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Meals on Wheels America spox on OMB pause:
"the uncertainty right now is creating chaos for local Meals on Wheels providers not knowing whether they should be serving meals today. Which unfortunately means seniors will panic not knowing where their next meals will come from."
"the uncertainty right now is creating chaos for local Meals on Wheels providers not knowing whether they should be serving meals today. Which unfortunately means seniors will panic not knowing where their next meals will come from."
January 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Meals on Wheels America spox on OMB pause:
"the uncertainty right now is creating chaos for local Meals on Wheels providers not knowing whether they should be serving meals today. Which unfortunately means seniors will panic not knowing where their next meals will come from."
"the uncertainty right now is creating chaos for local Meals on Wheels providers not knowing whether they should be serving meals today. Which unfortunately means seniors will panic not knowing where their next meals will come from."
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Citing a “financial shortfall,” Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced Wednesday – on the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade – that it will be closing four clinics across the state, including one on Chicago’s South Side.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois announces clinic closures amid statewide surge in abortion patients after the fall of Roe.
Citing a “financial shortfall,” Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced Wednesday – on the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade – that it will be closing four clinics across the state, including one on…
www.chicagotribune.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Citing a “financial shortfall,” Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced Wednesday – on the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade – that it will be closing four clinics across the state, including one on Chicago’s South Side.