federal
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The federal investigation of Luo began in early 2025, after a lawyer representing Edens reached out to leadership at the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, said people familiar with the interaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
It’s time for federal investments in childcare to ensure we don’t take steps backward.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
At the time of his surrender, Guzmán López faced a raft of U.S. federal charges, which could have carried a life sentence.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
He created an elite US-trained police unit with expanded investigative and operational powers who patrol with military-grade weapons -- a model he would later recreate at the federal level.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
The anti-lynching movement came to a head in 1935, four years after Ida B. Wells died, when two senators proposed federal anti-lynching laws.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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