The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding to California, an effort which could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources.

California officials on Friday braced for what they believe is a significant escalation in President Donald Trump's efforts to squeeze the state financially, possibly cutting off all federal funding to the University of California and the California State University systems.

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Jacque Schrag/Axios NASA spends an average of $3 billion annually in California on scientific missions — the highest of any state, per data from The Planetary Society, a pro-space nonprofit. Why it matters: NASA's science efforts bear the brunt of cuts to the agency in the Trump administration's proposed budget,