The Trump administration rejected FEMA relief for eight Illinois counties after August storms, weaponizing federal aid to punish political opponents and shift costs onto working families.
By Maya Ellison ·
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali correctly vacated a FEMA rule tying counterterrorism grants to voting changes, upholding the Spending Clause principle that executive funds cannot coerce state election rules.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Hurricane Nolo stalls south of Hawaii's Big Island, unleashing heavy rain on saturated soil and threatening infrastructure already weakened by Hurricane Lala.
By Daniel Okafor ·