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Donald Trump said on Wednesday the transportation department is rescinding $4bn in US government funding for California’s high-speed rail project. The department said there was no viable path forward for California’s high-speed rail project and it was considering potentially clawing back additional funding related to the project. The Federal Railroad Administration issued a 315-page report last month citing missed deadlines, …

A U.S. Army veteran who was arrested during an immigration raid at a Southern California marijuana farm last week said Wednesday he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle and pinned down by federal agents who arrested him. George Retes, 25, who works as a security guard at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, …

Gov. Kay Ivey issued a statement Wednesday in response to requests for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to show the family of Jabari Peoples the police body camera video of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old by a Homewood police officer. “The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has made this case a top priority, and I am confident they are working to …

Adams Eclipses Mamdani in Recent Fund-Raising, as Cuomo Lags Behind  The New York Times Eric Adams posts massive fundraising haul for general election run  Politico Zohran Mamdani Has Awakened a Powerful New Political Force  New York Magazine Adams’ Fundraising Doubles Mamdani’s Since Shock NYC Primary  Bloomberg What could Zohran Mamdani mean for NYC’s prime property market?  Financial Times Source link

Alleged political assassin Vance Boelter is expected to plead not guilty at a future court appearance following a grand jury indictment accusing him of stalking and shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their families last month, according to his attorney. Manny Atwal, Boelter’s federal defender, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that the defense anticipates pleading not guilty at an arraignment hearing …

US citizen says he was jailed for three days after California immigration raid  Reuters Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone  AP News Farm worker who died after California Ice raid was ‘hardworking and innocent’, family says  The Guardian ICE, CBP Arrest at Least 361 Illegal Aliens During Marijuana Grow Site Operation, Rescue at …

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s fate in limbo as judge weighs whether to release him from criminal custody  Politico Abrego Garcia remains in US for now as judge takes case under advisement  Fox News Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Question Evidence in Criminal Case  The New York Times Protesters confront federal prosecutors outside Kilmar Abrego Garcia hearing in Maryland  CBS News US judge fails to rule …

Supreme Court justice pauses ruling weakening Voting Rights Act  The Washington Post Supreme Court May Weaken 1965 Voting Rights Act Further  Newsweek Group challenges ruling that potentially weakens the Voting Rights Act  SCOTUSblog Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court  AP News North Dakota legislative district map to remain in place for now, Supreme …

The Grand Canyon Fire Has North Rim Residents Wary of the Future  The New York Times Grand Canyon blaze shows how managing a fire can go suddenly sideways  AP News Grand Canyon Lodge lost in fire was a remote sanctuary for travelers  The Washington Post Grand Canyon National Park Update on Dragon Bravo Fire  National Park Service (.gov) Photos: The Grand Canyon Burns  The Atlantic …

Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ detainees report relentless mosquitoes, limited water  The Washington Post The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center  The New York Times Florida lawmaker Anna Eskamani on her ‘horrific’ visit to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center  WBUR ‘A black hole’: Attorneys say they still can’t reach clients in Alligator Alcatraz  Miami Herald Florida environmentalists take fight against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to courts  WPLG …