States Sue Over Disaster Funding Conditions | Washington DC News

Washington DC News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 24, 2026 · 1m

Twenty-four states are launching a major legal battle against the Trump administration, challenging new disaster funding rules that demand election system overhauls and immigration enforcement cooperation — conditions they say violate the Constitution and federal law. States argue the administration is weaponizing emergency funds to force policy changes, including mandatory paper ballots and voter citizenship verification. Attorneys general call it political bullying, while FEMA frames the rules as essential for election security and democracy. This isn’t the first time the administration has…