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House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, from left; Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget; Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota; and U.S.
Vice President JD Vance speak to members of the media ing a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept.
29, 2025.Annabelle Gordon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has canceled nearly $8 billion in funding for climate-related jects in primarily Democratic-controlled states, a top administration official said on Wednesday.The move came hours after the same official, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, revealed that the Trump administration had frozen $18 billion in federal funding to two major infrastructure jects in New York City."Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left's climate agenda is being cancelled," Vought wrote in a post on the social media site X, on the same day the federal government shut down after Congress did not pass a stopgap funding bill.Read more CNBC coverageWatch: Trump details plan to end Israel war with Hamas in GazaDemocrats refuse to cave on health care before Trump government shutdown meetingTrump bashes Zohran Mamdani after Eric Adams drops out of New York mayor's raceTrump 'Truths' tariffs on films and furniture raise questions on detailsTrump threatens mass firings if shutdown isn't averted: NBC NewsRepublicans say Obamacare tax credit fight can wait until after shutdown avertedJD Vance on Tiktok: U.S.
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Department of Energy.Vought said the jects affected by the decision are in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.In the 2024 election, President Donald Trump lost those states to then-Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee whom he defeated in the Electoral College.CNBC has requested from the DOE.