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  • Progressives in Congress vow to oppose immigration enforcement funding

    WASHINGTON — Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus announced Tuesday they will oppose any federal funding for immigration enforcement following the deadly shooting of a woman by an immigration officer in Minneapolis.  “Our caucus will oppose all funding for immigration enforcement in any appropriations bills until meaningful reforms are enacted to end militarized policing practices,”

  • NV Energy balks at call to fully repay overcharged customers 

    NV Energy, which has overcharged customers at both ends of the state by as much as $65 million since 2002, says it regrets the errors, but doesn’t intend on making customers whole, according to the company’s filing last week with the Public Utilities Commission.  The utility, which originally intended to pay back customers for six

  • Alaska’s Mary Peltola announces Senate run, giving Democrats’ chances a boost

    Former U.S. House Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, has announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate, challenging Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. Republicans control the U.S. Senate by a 53-47 margin, including two independents who caucus with Democrats. If Peltola were to defeat Sullivan, it would contribute to Democrats’ efforts to retake the chamber.  While Alaska

  • Arizona US Sen. Mark Kelly sues Hegseth over penalties for ‘illegal orders’ video

    WASHINGTON — Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the department on Monday for trying to demote Kelly’s retirement rank and pay after he appeared in a video where he and other lawmakers told service members they didn’t need to follow illegal orders.  Kelly’s suit, filed in the federal district court

  • Minnesota, Twin Cities sue Trump administration to halt federal immigration surge

    Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the Trump administration to stop its latest immigration enforcement surge, alleging that the increased federal actions are unconstitutional and a violation of federal law. Attorney General Keith Ellison at a Monday press conference called the immigration enforcement surge an “invasion.” “The deployment of thousands of armed, masked (Department

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