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Politics● ElevatedSep 29 · Sep 29, 2026, 1:59 PM

Court blocks Trump bid to withhold some counterterrorism funds for states that don’t adopt election reforms

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

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…

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