Democratic States Sue Over Trump's FEMA Grant Conditions

Twenty-five Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., sued the Trump administration on July 24 over new conditions for Federal Emergency Management Agency grants. A federal judge accused the administration of 'covertly' withholding disaster relief funds for blue states.

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States sue Trump administration over FEMA grant conditions

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Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration in federal court in Rhode Island, challenging FEMA and Department of Homeland Security grant conditions that would link disaster-preparedness and homeland-security funding to election-administration changes and cooperation with federal immigration enforcement [cbsnews.com#1][thenews.com.pk#1][cna.com.tw#1]. The complaint

Blue states sue over new FEMA grant conditions

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Roughly two dozen Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its latest set of conditions for receiving Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds. The states say the demands are without authority and relate to elections and immigration enforcement. The conditions had made federal grants a key front in President Trump's push to...