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A federal lawsuit in Maine alleges federal immigration agents are illegally surveilling and intimidating people who record them.

NPR's Jude Jaffe Block reports the lawsuit accuses the Department of Homeland Security of violating the First Amendment.

President Trump honored Lakin Riley at the White House today and signed a proclamation declaring February 22nd as Angel Family Day.

Riley was a nursing student who was killed two years ago by a Venezuelan national who was in the U.S.

illegally.

NPR's Deepa Shivaram has more.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to meet with leaders of Anthropic this week amid growing tensions.

As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the Pentagon says in order to remain a government contractor, the AI company must loosen its safeguards.

FedEx is suing the Trump administration, calling for a full refund for tariffs paid during President Trump's trade war.

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that Trump had illegally levied tariffs using an emergency power.

FedEx is the first major company to seek a refund for tariffs since the decision.

This is NPR News from Washington.

Canada's foreign minister says her country is working on an aid package for Cuba as it faces blackouts and fuel shortages worsened by a U.S.

oil embargo.

Canada would join Mexico in providing aid.

Canadian tourism is vital to Cuba's economy.

Air Canada has canceled flights to Cuba because of a shortage of aviation fuel on the island.

EU leaders hoped to have another round of sanctions against Moscow, unanimously approved by the