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Counties and cities sue over counterterrorism grant rule changes

  • Chris Teale--Route-fifty.com
  • published date: 2026-08-21 17:00:00 UTC

The four local governments said the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to tie the grants to election security measures were unconstitutional, as states run elections, not the feds.

A group of four cities and counties announced a lawsuit this week challenging the Trump administrations efforts to tie counterterrorism grants to election rule changes. Harris and El Paso Counties i… [+5435 chars]