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DOJ gives up on fighting extremists

State-level officials have been left to fend for themselves in the fight against domestic terrorism

Salon · May 29, 2025

Experts warn of more attacks and terrorism as Trump hacks law enforcement budgets to fund his deportation plans

A database of attempted and successful targeted violence was shut down, among other resources provided to local and state authorities

The Independent UK · May 29, 2025

Trump news at a glance: immigrants offered money to leave US and White House walks back film tariff plan

DHS claims participation in ‘self-deportation’ scheme may help legal re-entry later; administration says ‘no final decisions’ made on film tariffs – key US politics stories from Monday 5 May at a glance

The Guardian - US · May 6, 2025

Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan over plans to sue fossil fuel companies for climate harm

The Justice Department is suing two states over their planned lawsuits against fossil fuel companies for harms caused by climate change

The Independent UK · May 1, 2025

Find common ground or dig in for battle? Arizona's top Democrats are taking different approaches

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes have adopted sharply different approaches to handling Donald Trump’s return to the White House

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

Michigan attorney general slams ‘unscrupulous business’ where 5-year-old boy died in hyperbaric chamber explosion

Hyperbaric chambers — which are pressurized and filled with 100 percent oxygen — are extremely combustible

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025

Most charges against Gaza protesters dismissed but ‘intent is to scare people’

Protesters are facing increasingly draconian charges that get dismissed but could still have a chilling effect

The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2025

Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Michigan's Flint River

A chemical company official has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint River in Michigan

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

Alabama bishop dismissed clergy abuse claim later found credible in Michigan, report finds

Catholic bishop dismissed child sexual abuse allegations that was then settled out of court, says investigation report

The Guardian - US · Dec 23, 2024

Wisconsin tribe and other groups move to block pipeline reroute plans

A northern Wisconsin tribe and a coalition of groups are moving to block plans to reroute an aging pipeline around the tribe's reservation

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024