August 14, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Well supported

Energy Department Denies the Nuclear Weapons Safety Board Access to Records — the Board Calls It the Worst in Its History

The Department of Energy is withholding records and meeting access from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, the independent watchdog for nuclear weapons work, the Seattle Times reported on Aug. 14. In a July...

July 24, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Confirmed

Energy Department Says Nearly $8 Billion in Grants Was Cut Solely Because States Voted for Harris

In a July 15, 2026 court filing in a class action over canceled clean-energy awards, an Energy Department lawyer wrote that 284 terminated grants were not cut for "any programmatic, statutory, cost-reduction or...