federal

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The ruling found that the federal government had not shown it could override state and local decisions about how to use their own resources.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The report’s analysis used the federal poverty guidelines to determine which group a family fell into.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In a March ruling unsealed Thursday, a federal judge found that Border Patrol agents had continued making illegal arrests in California’s Central Valley without reasonable suspicion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

In 2023, they paid $90 billion in federal, state and local taxes, and held almost $300 billion in spending power.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The following day, on Sunday June 28, Dasch was escorted to New York and taken to the federal court building.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple