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A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration's attempt to make states adopt election-related changes as a condition for receiving anti-terrorism grant funding. The decision stops the administration from withholding homeland security money to pressure states over election policy. It is the latest judicial setback to White House efforts to link federal funding to its political priorities.
- 2Judge blocks feds from withholding security funds over election rules▼Feds can't withhold counterterrorism funds from states to force election admin changes, judge rules
A federal judge ruled that the federal government cannot withhold counterterrorism funding from states in order to pressure them into changing how they run elections. The decision limits the use of homeland security grants as leverage over state election administration, reinforcing that states control their own election systems and that such funds cannot be conditioned on unrelated policy demands.
- 3Judge rules FEMA cannot tie security grants to election changes▼FEMA can’t condition security grants on election changes, judge says
A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Emergency Management Agency cannot condition security grant funding on states making changes to their election systems. The decision limits FEMA's ability to use homeland security grants as leverage over election policy, a move that had raised concerns about federal overreach into state-administered elections.
- 4Trump bid to cut state anti-terror funds draws election rigging claims●Republicans trying everything they can to try to rig the mid-term elections speaks volumes about where the real threat t
A judge has struck down President Donald Trump's bid to cut states' anti-terror funds unless they imposed new conditions. Critics, including commentators on the political left, frame this and related Republican actions as attempts to rig the midterm elections, arguing the party's conduct reveals where the real threat to elections, voting, and democracy lies.
- 5Supreme Court to weigh judges' power to extend polling hours after election▼Supreme Court to consider judges' powers to extending polling hours - but not until after November election
The Supreme Court will take up the question of whether judges have the power to extend voting hours, but only after the November election. The timing means any ruling will come too late to affect the upcoming vote, and the case is being closely watched given recurring litigation over polling hours and Election Day disruptions in contested states.
- 6Who is running for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2026●Texas Court of Criminal Appeals 2026 election: Who is running and what to know
The 2026 elections for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest criminal court, are drawing attention to which judges and candidates will compete for seats on the nine-member bench. Coverage is laying out the declared candidates, the seats up for grabs, and what the races could mean for criminal justice policy in Texas ahead of the primary and general elections.