The Trump administration is threatening to withhold tens of millions in homeland security funds unless states adopt sweeping election changes.

New rules would require states to phase out certain voting systems and verify citizenship through a controversial federal database.

States refusing to comply would lose 20% of grant money that helps prevent terrorism and prepare for disasters.

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The Trump administration is threatening to withhold tens of millions of dollars in federal homeland security funds from states unless they adopt a sweeping set of election changes, according to multiple sources and internal documents obtained by CNN.