Federal-State Relations (US)
- Trump and States Aim to Stop A.I. From Inflating Energy Bills - Demand from centers that power artificial intelligence has driven up electricity bills, frustrating consumers.
- Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act, and Grocery Prices Keep Going Up - Plus, your Friday news quiz.
- In Secret Testimony, Republicans Derided Trump’s Stolen Election Claims - The testimony, part of the derailed Georgia election interference case, makes clear how dismissive some senior Republicans were of claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.
- Videos Show Increasingly Aggressive Federal Crackdown in Minneapolis - Arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents.
- Trump and Vance Are Fanning the Flames. Again. - Renee Good was not a “domestic terrorist.”
- What Happens if ICE Agents and Local Police Stop Getting Along? - Cooperation among law enforcement agencies is critical to many investigations, experts say. After a series of shootings by immigration agents, the relationship is showing cracks.
- Federal Officials Identify Pair Shot by Border Patrol in Portland, Ore. - The shooting during a traffic stop, a day after the killing of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent, generated angry denunciations by local officials.
- FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers - The job cuts expected this month are part of a plan by the Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, to remake the agency.
- Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children - Federal health officials now recommend that children be routinely inoculated against 11 diseases, not 17, citing standards in other wealthy nations.
- Justice Department Sues Virginia Over Tuition Aid for Unauthorized Immigrants - The department said the state’s policy of granting unauthorized immigrants in-state financial aid at public colleges and universities violates federal law.