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BumRushDaShow

(173,414 posts)
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 05:21 PM Yesterday

States That Won't Adopt Trump's Sweeping Election Changes Risk Losing Millions in DHS Funding: CNN

Source: MEDIAite

Jun 22nd, 2026, 12:52 pm


States that refuse to implement the Trump administration’s sweeping new election changes risk losing tens of millions of dollars in federal funding, CNN reported on Monday.

The changes are meant to root out election fraud — which remains relatively rare — while giving the federal government greater influence over how states run elections.

“Over the past 18 months, the administration has been going after election fraud, despite little evidence that there’s any sort of widespread issue here,” said CNN’s Gabe Cohen on Monday’s The Situation Room. “Now, what it appears they’re doing is trying to use Homeland Security funding as leverage in that fight.”

“So, what we’re talking about here are these large grant programs that are run through the Department of Homeland Security,” Cohen said. “This year alone, they’re set to deliver about $1 billion out to states. It is one of the key tools that the federal government has to help cities and states prepare for terror attacks, cyber security incidents, major disasters — cities and states consider this really critical funding. Well, now, what the administration is saying is, if you want all of that funding, you’re going to have to implement these mandatory election changes, otherwise, you’re going to have to forfeit 20% of your grants, which could, for a lot of places, mean millions of dollars gone.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/states-that-wont-adopt-trumps-sweeping-election-changes-risk-losing-millions-in-dhs-funding-cnn/

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States That Won't Adopt Trump's Sweeping Election Changes Risk Losing Millions in DHS Funding: CNN (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP
Take them to court..... Lovie777 Yesterday #1
"Dat's uh pretty state youse guys got. Be uh shame if somethin' happened to it. We'll protect you, at a cost. AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #2
Better millions of dollars lost than mass purging and disenfranchisement of of eligible voters. pat_k Yesterday #3
I Hope So! I started reading your Cha 15 hrs ago #12
More extortion on the part of trump to force states to bend to his will. MLWR Yesterday #4
Nazi playbook. Cha 15 hrs ago #13
More extortion on the part of trump to force states to bend to his will. MLWR Yesterday #4
so its prostitute your values for money or stand up to the bully. tough call if you have no values nt msongs Yesterday #6
"The changes are meant to root out election fraud" BaronChocula 23 hrs ago #7
Lawsuit anyone? yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #8
This sounds like extortion to me. Puppyjive 22 hrs ago #9
Paging the ACLU Dyedinthewoolliberal 19 hrs ago #10
This is how you know you now live in a fascist shithole. Thanks, Republicans. Karasu 17 hrs ago #11
Under which authority? SomewhereInTheMiddle 15 hrs ago #14
"Lord, I am so tired./How long can this go on?" OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #16
Every day more KKKrap from the commander-in-shit wolfie001 10 hrs ago #15
This is blatantly unconstitutional DemocracyForever 5 hrs ago #17
Which is why the fascists are trying their damnedest to find ways around that--or force them through. Karasu 26 min ago #20
SOS Blackmail as usual. rickyhall 4 hrs ago #18
Nazism at it's finest. Just remember Republicants, paybacks are hell. Bengus81 4 hrs ago #19
Does that mean he'll remove the ICE agents? mdbl 23 min ago #21

Lovie777

(24,422 posts)
1. Take them to court.....
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 05:24 PM
Yesterday

seems like that’s the only remedy at this point in time. Congress control by the GQP will not help us.

AZLD4Candidate

(7,074 posts)
2. "Dat's uh pretty state youse guys got. Be uh shame if somethin' happened to it. We'll protect you, at a cost.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 05:30 PM
Yesterday

We'll be back next week to make sure you make duh right choice."

pat_k

(14,490 posts)
3. Better millions of dollars lost than mass purging and disenfranchisement of of eligible voters.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 05:37 PM
Yesterday

But, given that a signature piece of what they are demanding -- i.e., purging voter rolls based on Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements -- has been deemed unlawful, I'd bet challenges to withholding money to get a state to "voluntarily" commit such violations of law will be successful.

Cha

(321,503 posts)
12. I Hope So! I started reading your
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:20 AM
15 hrs ago

post and then I had to get to the kitchen..

I was going to ask that question when I came back.

Can the Dem Lawyers and Courts stop this Attempted nazi takeove?

Thank you,, pat-k

msongs

(74,489 posts)
6. so its prostitute your values for money or stand up to the bully. tough call if you have no values nt
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 05:43 PM
Yesterday

BaronChocula

(4,958 posts)
7. "The changes are meant to root out election fraud"
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 06:34 PM
23 hrs ago

Come on Mediaite. Be better.

Don't unquestioningly take the word of a criminal when said criminal says their goal is to root out crime.

14. Under which authority?
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:57 AM
15 hrs ago

Isn't this another case of the administration imposing requirements to distribute monies that Congress has already allocated without such restrictions? I remember when Congress told states they needed to raise drinking ages or risk highway funds being withheld. So the forcing function is familiar. But that was Congress, not the President, setting the limitations.

Hasn't the various federal courts already stops some such executive overreaches? How is this different?

"Lord, I am so tired./How long can this go on?"

wolfie001

(8,175 posts)
15. Every day more KKKrap from the commander-in-shit
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 07:40 AM
10 hrs ago

Have the fools that voted for this nonsense learned their lesson? Probably not.

DemocracyForever

(298 posts)
17. This is blatantly unconstitutional
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 12:25 PM
5 hrs ago

The U.S. constitution gives the states the authority to conduct elections, NOT the executive branch.

Karasu

(2,297 posts)
20. Which is why the fascists are trying their damnedest to find ways around that--or force them through.
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 05:40 PM
26 min ago

Bengus81

(10,547 posts)
19. Nazism at it's finest. Just remember Republicants, paybacks are hell.
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 01:44 PM
4 hrs ago

This POS FUCKER could be out of everyone's hair in just a day or two if it wasn't for sycophant Republicants in Congress.

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