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California filed suit on Feb. 18, 2026, accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully terminating $1.2 billion for ARCHES and $4 million for RECI. The complaint says ARCHES was terminated months earlier, on Oct. 1, 2025, and argues the cancellations violated the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act.
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California filed suit on Feb. 18, 2026, accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully terminating $1.2 billion for ARCHES and $4 million for RECI. The complaint says ARCHES was terminated months earlier, on Oct. 1, 2025, and argues the cancellations violated the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act.
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California filed suit on Feb. 18, 2026, accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully terminating $1.2 billion for ARCHES and $4 million for RECI. The complaint says ARCHES was terminated months earlier, on Oct. 1, 2025, and argues the cancellations violated the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act.
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