States File Separate Lawsuits Challenging Trump Administration Policies

In late July and early August 2026, two separate lawsuits were filed by state officials against the Trump administration over unrelated federal policies. Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings filed suit around August 3, 2026, challenging administration actions the state says would raise health insurance prices and undermine the Affordable Care Act. Separately, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit around July 30, 2026, challenging the administration's handling of the 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program. In the Pennsylvania case, the lawsuit seeks to stop the administration from withholding homeland security grant funding unless the state agrees to conditions requiring changes to its election administration; Shapiro characterized this as an attempt to control Pennsylvania's elections. In the Delaware case, Jennings' lawsuit is described as part of a broader series of legal actions the state has taken against federal policy changes, though specific details of the ACA-related actions being challenged were not provided in available reporting. Both lawsuits remain pending, and no rulings or federal responses were reported. The specific legal claims, monetary amounts involved, and court venues for each case were not detailed in the available reporting. It remains unresolved how these two separate legal actions may proceed or whether other states have joined either lawsuit.