United States Politics and Government

• Why the NORAD Cold War Pact Between the U.S. and Canada Is News - The State Department clarified comments made by the U.S. Ambassador to Canada that NORAD would be “altered” if that country did not purchase American F-35 jets.
• Attack on Ilhan Omar Follows Years of Trump’s Targeting Her - President Trump has spent years demonizing and dehumanizing the Somali-born Democrat from Minnesota, fueling escalating threats against her.
• Republicans Gave ICE a Slush Fund. Democrats Want to Limit It. - The sweeping domestic policy law that Republicans muscled through Congress last year made ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in the country, with no strings attached.
• Amazon’s $35 Million ‘Melania’ Promotion Has Critics Questioning Its Motives - The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries.
• F.B.I. Agents Search Georgia Election Center - The search escalates the administration’s efforts to investigate a jurisdiction that Mr. Trump has continued to criticize over his defeat in the state.
• Five Questions for Jerome Powell, the Fed Chair - Succession drama, legal intrigue and political independence: These are top issues that DealBook would ask of the Federal Reserve chairman.
• Democrats Push to Impeach Kristi Noem, and Ilhan Omar Is Attacked in Minneapolis - Plus, the woman who helped make GPS possible.
• As Minneapolis Rages, Legislators Move to Restrict ICE in Their States - Efforts to curtail federal law enforcement tactics began last year, but with the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, Democratic lawmakers are pushing harder.
• D.H.S. Review Does Not Say Pretti Brandished Gun, As Noem Claimed - An initial report from an internal agency watchdog says the Minneapolis man was shot by law enforcement after resisting arrest, but makes no mention of the allegations leveled by a Trump administration official.
• Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation of 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE in Minnesota - An image of the boy, wearing a Spider-Man backpack as he was detained by federal agents, became a symbol of the immigration crackdown in Minnesota.