A federal judge on September 28 blocked the Trump administration's authority to withhold federal counterterrorism funding from states to force election administration changes. The judge ruled the administration failed to explain how the demanded election changes were tied to counterterrorism vulnerabilities.
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The judge said FEMA never explained how the election changes it wanted were "tied to the goal of shoring up vulnerabilities to terrorist attacks."
Trump can’t force election changes by blocking counterterrorism funds to states, judge says AP News
A federal judge is blocking the authority of President Donald Trump’s administration to withhold some federal counterterrorism funding from states that don’t meet its election administration demands.
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A federal court has blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to withhold some counterterrorism funding from states that do not adopt election reforms favored by the administration. Earlier this year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers the grants, said that states and localities will have to adopt five election policies — including the use...