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[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /






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Within six months, he said, the Doddridge County Sheriff’s Office detained two people living in the U.S. illegally and received more than $137,000 in federal funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Garces had been in ICE custody before being transferred to a federal prison.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

No federal law specifically governs these models in the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

A federal judge blocked the fine and the proposal’s conditions in November after faculty groups and unions sued, and the administration dropped its appeal in February.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The federal courts ordered public schools in Newport News and Norfolk to integrate.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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