federal
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Emergency federal actions are underway to save Lake Powell as the Colorado River crisis intensifies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
These immigrants, many of whom were arrested “without warning at work, at routine check-ins with immigration authorities or after immigration court proceedings,” are fighting back with lawsuits against the federal government.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
But two different legal cases from Minnesota and Maine are finding ways to challenge the immunity they assumed they had as federal officers.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
Earlier this month, a federal grand jury in Boston indicted 10 Indian nationals for allegedly staging convenience-store holdups in Massachusetts and elsewhere to secure U visas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
“The Federal Emergency Management Agency. City, state, federal government, they’re all telling me the same thing. They can’t get us food and water because they’re ‘too busy handling the emergency.’
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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