federal
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They are a credit off an individual’s federal tax liability.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Villegas sued the federal government last year, after he and two other day laborers were arrested by immigration agents on June 18 as they waited at a Pasadena bus stop.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
“It’s hard to argue that brandishing a firearm during a traffic misunderstanding is either allowed by federal law or necessary and proper for fulfilling ICE’s duties,” he said.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Cal-Maine has confirmed the federal investigation in recent securities filings and disclosed separate probes by the states of New York and Wisconsin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Washington viewed the uprising as a direct threat to the authority of the federal government and called out the militia, a massive thirteen-thousand-man army, to squelch the uprising.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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