Korva Coleman

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Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case that could upend the balance of powers in the federal government.

As NPR's Andrea Hsu reports, the Trump administration has asked the high court to overturn a 90-year precedent.

Stocks opened mixed this morning as China's trade surplus grows.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped about 81 points in early trading.

Demonstrators in New Orleans are continuing to call for an end to federal immigration operations in their area.

Videos are surfacing of masked men chasing people down the streets into their homes.

Protesters say the enforcement efforts violate people's rights and create fear.

Area resident Christine Ravello is working with activists to warn others when ICE operations are nearby.

She says they blow whistles.

Despite local Democratic opposition in New Orleans to the effort, Louisiana's Republican governor supports it.

A major earthquake has struck the ocean just north of Japan.

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Geological Survey says its magnitude is 7.6.

Japanese officials have now issued a tsunami warning.

They warn that tsunami waves of nearly 10 feet could wash into central Japan's coast very soon.

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A committee in Indiana's Republican-led state Senate will take up the issue of redistricting today.

President Trump has demanded it.