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In Minnesota, America’s Federal System Is Coming Apart

The state is in a standoff with the federal government over who has the power to investigate the killing of protesters. It’s not a fair fight.

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Democratic Governors Promise Accountability After Alex Pretti Killing

The chin-out rhetoric of Democratic governors about holding Trump administration officials responsible for violence in their cities may be more political than practicable.

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Unions Sue FEMA Over Work Force Cuts They Say Threaten Readiness

The suit argues that the recent dismissals and plans for further cuts violate laws designed to preserve the disaster response agency’s independence and capabilities.

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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.

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Federal Court Will Hear Minnesota Claims That Immigration Surge is Illegal

State and local officials say the federal deployment of immigration agents violates the 10th Amendment. The surge, which the Trump administration has defended, has led to three shootings and tense protests.

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Protester Nekima Levy Armstrong Who Interrupted Minnesota Church Service Is Arrested, Officials Say

A standoff between demonstrators and congregants at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn. on Sunday added to tensions around federal immigration enforcement in the state.

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California Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Block New Congressional Map

Republicans asked the justices to step in after a federal court rejected their claims that the state’s new congressional map violated the Constitution.

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Trump Administration Asks Judge to Reject Minnesota’s Call to Block ICE Surge

Lawyers for the state and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have sued over the deployment of some 3,000 federal agents to Minnesota.

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Did a Supreme Court Loss Embolden Trump on the Insurrection Act?

In refusing to let the president deploy National Guard troops in Illinois under an obscure law, the justices may have made him more apt to invoke greater powers.

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