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The U.S. has decided to exclude French organizations from a State Department grant program supporting Trump administration priorities in Europe, citing sensitivities over allegations of foreign interference ahead of France’s 2027 presidential election, Reuters reports. The program offers grants of $1 million to $3 million to groups working on issues including democracy, free speech, migration, censorship and national sovereignty. The State Department said the program remains under deliberation and declined to confirm whether French organizations had been excluded.