MINNEAPOLIS — The state of Minnesota and cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing to stop a “federal invasion” of the Twin Cities by immigration enforcement officials whose operation has killed one woman and sparked mass protests.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the lawsuit in a news conference Jan. 12 with ...Read more

DENVER — The Denver City Council will soon consider banning law enforcement officers — including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — from covering their faces during arrest and detention operations.

Councilwomen Flor Alvidrez and Shontel Lewis presented the idea for a potential city ordinance during a committee meeting ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate this week plans to debate an effort to limit President Donald Trump from engaging in any United States military involvement in Venezuela unless Congress agrees. Rep. Kevin Kiley’s not sure putting such limits on executive action is a good idea.

“I believe Congress needs to be centrally involved going forward when ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citing warrantless arrests, detentions of U.S. citizens based on race and accent, and the “unlawful deployment of thousands of armed, masked, and poorly trained federal agents,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul Monday to announce s joint legal action against the U.S. ...Read more

Speaking to a ballroom full of bankers in Durham on Monday, former U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican, offered his blunt assessment of the Trump administration’s move to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

“What Trump is doing now, I think is deeply offensive to our system of checks and balances,” McHenry ...Read more

Iran’s Foreign Minister said security forces have “full control” of the country after two weeks of violent unrest, amid reports he’s reached out to the U.S. following an intervention threat by President Donald Trump.

Abbas Araghchi’s claim to have asserted police authority over nationwide protests is yet to be fully tested, since the...Read more

Saying immigration agents have acted more like an occupying military force than law enforcement, lawyers for the state of Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration in federal court Monday seeking to bar agents from using tear gas without sufficient warning, making warrantless arrests, and randomly stopping people to question them about ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Gov. Brad Little called for the preservation of state funds for public education and vocational training in his annual State of the State address at the Idaho Capitol, even as he warned of spending cuts in a year of “budget pressures.”

Little’s speech launched the state’s 69th legislative session, and Idaho’s part-...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The unprecedented reliance of a single Sierra Valley wolf pack on livestock for food cost local ranchers and the state of California at least $2.6 million over a roughly six-month period last year, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis.

The Beyem Seyo pack hunted at least 92 calves and cows from ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Jeffrey Rosen has stepped down as president and CEO of the National Constitution Center after 12 years of leading the private, nonprofit institution.

The center made the announcement Friday on the social media platform LinkedIn.

Rosen will remain as CEO emeritus. Vincent Stango, who has been serving as executive vice president...Read more

CHICAGO — Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot was sued late last year for unpaid credit card debt, records show.

Lightfoot was served in October at her Chicago home with a lawsuit from JP Morgan Chase Bank for allegedly failing to pay about $11,078 in bills, according to a copy of the complaint filed in Cook County Circuit Court.

The suit says that ...Read more

NEW YORK — Monday was moving day for Mayor Zohran Mamdani as he his wife, Rama Duwaji, left their Astoria apartment for Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s traditional residence on the Upper East Side.

“Rama and I feel lucky to participate in a ritual that so many New Yorkers have experienced at various meaningful moments in their lives: ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is imposing a 25% tariff on goods from countries “doing business” with Iran, ratcheting up pressure on the government in Tehran that has been rocked by widespread protests.

Trump posted on social media on Monday that the new duty would be “effective immediately,” without providing details ...Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court said it will not review a lower court's decision in a case involving subsistence fishing in Alaska, a decision that keeps in place a unique federal protection viewed as critical by Alaska Natives.

"Petition DENIED," the Supreme Court said in the docket for the case Monday.

The decision ends a bid by the state of Alaska ...Read more

Elon Musk said Monday he plans to file for full custody of his child with conservative commentator Ashley St. Clair, shortly after St. Clair voiced support for the transgender community.

Musk, 54, shared his plans on his social media platform when a commenter asked him about St. Clair’s own tweet. She had been asked if her feelings toward ...Read more

Medline Inc. shares advanced Monday as Wall Street analysts struck a bullish tone on the medical supplier’s business model and growth prospects following its $7.2 billion IPO last month.

Twenty seven firms tracked by Bloomberg initiated coverage, with 22 buy-equivalent ratings. Analysts set an average 12-month price target of $47.12 per ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota and Twin Cities officials are pushing back on what they are calling a “federal invasion” of immigration enforcement officers that have been sent to the North Star State.

On Monday, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, on behalf of the state of Minnesota and alongside the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, ...Read more

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro raised more than $400,000 in the first two days after officially launching his long-expected reelection bid in Pittsburgh, adding a sizable figure to his whopping $30 million in cash on hand to begin the pivotal election year.

The Shapiro campaign said over the weekend that the average online contribution since ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Some Republican lawmakers on Monday criticized the Justice Department’s investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, as a group of former Fed leaders called it an unprecedented assault against the independence of the central bank.

Rep. French Hill, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued a ...Read more