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FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has complete confidence in Mexico as a World Cup host.
Infantino says FIFA is monitoring events closely, but he says he trusts Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Mexican authorities.
On Monday, authorities said at least 70 people died in the violence following the death of the cartel leader known as El Mencho.
Vance says the Trump administration is temporarily halting some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, saying the move is part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on the misuse of public funds.
On social media, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz accused the administration of attempting to punish Democratic-run states.
A pair of bald eagles living in the mountains east of Los Angeles delighted subscribers to a popular live stream this week.
They welcomed another egg into the world after a month of heartbreak.
From Ember Station KVCR, Madison Allman reports.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder.
President Trump used his State of the Union speech last night to defend his tariff plan, saying the Supreme Court's ruling that he lacks the emergency power to impose many of the import taxes could lead to a solution under different legal statutes.
The Supreme Court ruled last week that Trump exceeded his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to implement his tariff plan.
Trump quickly replaced them with a new set of import taxes set at 15 percent.
The law says Congress will have to extend them after five months, but Trump suggested that congressional action will not be necessary.
President Trump focused much of his speech on jobs, manufacturing, and an economy that he said is stronger than many believe in Pierre's Domenico Montanaro.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger delivered the Democratic response, asking Americans to ask themselves if they are better off now with Trump in charge.
And she said Republicans in Congress are not doing their jobs.
Spanberger delivered the Democratic response from Colonial Williamsburg, focusing largely on high prices, a preview of the central Democratic campaign message ahead of the midterm elections in November.