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Business groups seek quick tariff refunds after Supreme Court ruling
The U.S. businesses that paid billions in tariffs to the federal government want their money back.
After the U.S. Supreme Court found President Donald Trump exceeded his authority under a 1977 law, business groups quickly called for refunds of these tariffs.
Feb 213 min read


Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs, he vows to impose them in new ways
President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to keep tariffs in place using different authorities after the Supreme Court ruled he exceeded his power under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act.
Feb 203 min read


Bipartisan majorities in Western states oppose Trump’s rollback of public lands protections
view from the Grand View Overlook at Colorado National Monument in Mesa County, Colorado. (Thomlinson/NPS/Public domain) By Chase Woodruff News From The States Large, bipartisan majorities of voters across eight Western states remain concerned about the impacts of climate change and opposed to efforts by the Trump administration to weaken environmental rules and public lands protections. Eighty-four percent of Western voters say that “rollbacks of laws that protect our land,
Feb 193 min read


Some states are helping to make Obamacare plans more affordable
Federal subsidies for marketplace plans expired at the end of last year.
Feb 187 min read


Jobs report shows a historic stall in hiring last year
U.S. jobs increased by 130,000 in January, buoyed by hires in health care, social assistance and construction.
But in another sign of anemic hiring last year, estimates for 2025 were revised down by more than a million jobs to a level of low growth rarely seen outside of recessions.
Feb 172 min read


Homeland Security wants social media sites to expose anti-ICE accounts
The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on ICE, officials and tech workers said The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency
Feb 131 min read


Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears, as US Senate remains stuck on funding
The Department of Homeland Security is headed for a shutdown as lawmakers on Capitol Hill remained stuck Thursday over bans on face masks and other immigration tactics. The department’s funding expires Friday night.
Feb 134 min read


Trump repeals US power to fight climate change, erases finding it endangers health and environment
President Trump on Thursday announced he was erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, ending the federal government’s legal authority to control the pollution that is dangerously heating the planet.
Feb 121 min read


Criminal justice is a top issue in state legislatures this year
From guns to prisons to the death penalty, lawmakers consider a wide range of measures.
Feb 127 min read


US House approves bill mandating proof of citizenship for voting in federal elections
Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she will not support the Senate version of the bill; Rep. Nick Begich III voted in favor.
Feb 113 min read


Federal agency pulls climate change chapter from official manual for US judges
First update in 15 years comes as comes just as numerous climate cases make their way through state and federal courts.
Feb 114 min read


American optimism slumps to record low
The percentage of U.S. adults who anticipate high-quality lives in five years declined to 59.2% in 2025, the lowest level since measurement began nearly two decades ago.
Feb 101 min read
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