September 28, 2026
The Federal Emergency Management Agency does not have the authority to condition receipt of counterterrorism grants on the way localities administer elections, a D.C. federal judge ruled Monday, handing a win to governments in Tennessee, Texas and Ohio just weeks before the midterms.
September 02, 2026
Governments in Tennessee, Texas and Ohio have asked a D.C. federal court to grant them a win against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, arguing Congress did not condition receipt of counterterrorism grants on the way localities administer elections.
August 17, 2026
Nashville, Tennessee, and local governments in Texas and Ohio sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday, saying the Trump administration is unlawfully hijacking the Homeland Security Grant Program to coerce states into changing their local election procedures.