
Virginia Attorney General sues town over police treatment of Black people after Caron Nazario investigation
CNN
More than a year after two policemen pepper-sprayed a Black and Latino US Army officer, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has sued the town of Windsor, alleging its police department has discriminated against African Americans and violated their civil rights.

Republican Maine state lawmaker Laurel Libby is asking the US Supreme Court to ensure sure her votes are counted in the next legislative session of the Maine House after she was censured for expressing opposition to transgender athletes competing in girls sports, according to a copy of the emergency application obtained by CNN.

Across the United States, a federal program has been turning local police into immigration enforcers under US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) agreements. While officials say it strengthens public safety, critics warn it spreads fear, erodes trust, and threatens the fabric of immigrant communities.

The good news, say Democratic leaders and top party strategists wrapping their heads around what Donald Trump’s next 45 months will mean when just the first three months went like this: no shortage of actual impacts to talk about—and that’s before the market turmoil has had the effect on prices or jobs that they expect.