The dispute is not simply about which programs deserve funding. It is about whether a president can cancel federal spending without obtaining a vote from Congress.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has an essential public mission: helping communities prepare for emergencies, terrorism and other serious threats. Running elections is not part of that mission. FEMA does not register voters. It does not select voting equipment. It does not count or certify ballots. Yet the agency attempted to use money intended to protect communities from terrorism as leverage to make states and local governments change how they administer elections.

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