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HUD Initiates Investigations Into Race-Based Housing Programs in Minneapolis

HUD is investigating Minneapolis’s “comprehensive racialized housing plans for violating the Fair Housing Act and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Lawmakers Grapple With How to Re-Engage America’s Tech-Reliant Youth

To re-engage America’s tech-reliant youth, several state and federal bills aim at curbing social media use and relying less on ed-tech products are in play.
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White House Seeking Emergency Power Auction for Nation’s Largest Electric Grid

Trump officials and bipartisan Mid-Atlantic governors urged an emergency power auction and pressed the nation’s largest grid operator to cut prices.

Trump Admin Pauses Tax Refund Seizures, Wage Garnishments for Defaulted Student Loans

The U.S. Department of Education will suspend, for now, tax refund seizures and wage garnishments for people in default on their federal student loans.

Walz Responds to Reports of Federal Probe for Allegedly Obstructing Law Enforcement

Gov. Walz said reports of federal probe into his remarks urging Minnesotans to act against federal immigration agents are an “authoritarian tactic.”

Maine Officials Say They’re Expecting ICE Operations in Coming Days

Top officials in Maine said they are expecting the Trump admin to send ICE agents to the state for enforcement operations soon.

Dr. Oz Says Minnesota Fraud Coverup Reaches ‘Highest Levels’ of State Government

CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz says new findings show health care fraud in Minnesota is far more widespread and serious than previously understood.

US Demands Concrete Results From Mexico on Border Security, Fentanyl

The U.S. is pressing Mexico to intensify its cartel crackdown, warning that gradual steps are failing to curb deadly fentanyl flowing into communities.