Ticker: Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris

The Trump administration has released the cancellation of billion intended for clean force projects across states Each of those are states where both senators voted against the Republican bill to keep the federal administration open The Vigor Department disclosed in a message that projects were terminated after a review determined they did not adequately advance the nation s resource necessities or were not economically viable The cuts likely will affect battery plants hydrogen equipment projects and more The announcement came after the Republican funding bill couldn t muster enough votes to pass in the Senate initiating a federal administration shutdown The Trump administration says the projects do not align with national strength requirements while critics argue the move is politically motivated and could raise potential costs and threaten thousands of jobs Russell Vought the White House budget director highlighted the cutbacks in a social media post late Wednesday saying money to fuel the Left s atmosphere agenda is being cancelled Hungary clings to Russian oil and gas as EU and NATO push to cut supplies Hungary remains firm in maintaining its supplies of Russian oil and gas even as the European Union accelerates efforts to cut Russian vitality imports Prime Minister Viktor Orb n argues what he calls cheap Russian vigor is crucial for Hungary s business sector and indicates switching sources could cause an economic collapse Critics dismiss the idea that dropping Russian strength is unachievable They point to other landlocked countries like the Czech Republic that already have stopped Russian oil imports Several strength experts say the Hungarian leader s commitment to Russian vigor is more about politics than pipelines