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DHS Sec. Threatens to Defund States That Don’t “Scrub” Voter Rolls

Jul 17, 2026Left

The Trump administration has promised to stonewall federal grants unless states “scrub” their voter rolls.Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin openly threatened to defund state governments that failed to “secure” future election cycles, during a press conference in Washington Friday morning.The pledge came hours after Donald Trump delivered a…

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