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Judge Amir Ali blocked the Trump administration from linking counterterrorism grants to state and local governments with new election requirements. The judge ruled in favor of local governments that sued over the condition that 20% of funding would be withheld unless certain election measures were adopted, arguing this exceeded federal authority. This decision is part of ongoing legal battles over federal influence on elections ahead of November’s midterms.

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On Monday, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to withhold 20% of counterterrorism grant funding from states unless they comply with specific election reform measures. The ruling came as local governments sued the federal government, arguing that conditioning such funds on election changes exceeded the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s authority. Judge Amir Ali ruled in favor of counties and cities in Texas, Ohio, and Tennessee, marking another defeat for President Trump's efforts to assert more federal control over elections ahead of the November 3 midterms where Democrats aim to challenge Republican majorities in Congress. The contested measures included transitioning vote-counting equipment away from barcoded or QR-code ballots, manually auditing 5% of all cast ballots post-election, and verifying voter citizenship through a specific database.

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Judge blocks Trump from tying anti-terrorism grants to election changes Judge Amir Ali sided with local governments that sued the federal government for conditioning the grants on new election safety measures A US judge blocked the Trump administration on Monday from conditioning counterterrorism funds to state and local governments on changes to election administration.

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🔮 Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it would withhold 20 per cent of funding under grant programmes related to preparing for terrorist attacks and other threats until state or local governments adopted election administration measures favoured by the administration.

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Judge blocks Trump from tying anti-terrorism grants to election changes · assertive framing

Judge blocks Trump from tying anti-terrorism grants to election changes Judge Amir Ali sided with local governments that sued the federal government for conditioning the grants on new election safety measures A US judge blocked the Trump administration on Monday from conditioning counterterrorism funds to state and local governments on changes to election administration. asserted

judge → block → administration

The decision by Washington-based US District Judge Amir Ali marks the latest defeat for US President Donald Trump in his bid to increase the federal government’s authority over elections ahead of the November 3 midterms, when his Republicans are fighting to retain majorities in both houses of Congress. asserted

Republicans → base → Congress

Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it would withhold 20 per cent of funding under grant programmes related to preparing for terrorist attacks and other threats until state or local governments adopted election administration measures favoured by the administration. asserted

governments → announce → administration

In his ruling on Monday, Ali sided with counties and cities in Texas, Ohio and Tennessee, which sued to block the changes on the basis that the conditioning of such funds exceeded the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s authority. asserted

conditioning → side → authority

A coalition of mostly Democratic-governed states filed a separate legal challenge to the policy, which remains pending. asserted

which → govern → policy

Judge blocks Trump from tying anti-terrorism grants to election changes

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