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What legal actions are being taken by Minnesota against the Trump administration?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the Trump administration over the use of federal forces for an immigration crackdown there. It comes after an immigration agent shot and killed a woman in her car last week. Minnesota Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison says the federal government is unlawfully commandeering state resources.
We allege that the obvious targeting of Minnesota for our diversity, for our democracy, And our differences of opinion with the federal government is a violation of the Constitution.
Local officials are asking the federal court to halt or limit the immigration enforcement surge. The Department of Homeland Security says it has made more than 2,000 arrests since the current crackdown began. President Trump says Iran has reached out to negotiate with the U.S. It comes as nationwide anti-government protests are roiling the country. NPR's Ayyub Atrawi reports.
Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that the US could meet with Iranian officials and that a meeting is being set up. But he cautioned that the military is also looking at, quote, some very strong options. Trump said if Iran attacks US assets in the Mideast, they will be met with a very powerful force. Iranian authorities have cut off internet across the country for four days now. in a bid to stifle protests that they say are being stoked by, quote, terrorists. Rights groups estimate that hundreds of protesters have been killed in the demonstrations that began December 28. Iran says security personnel have also been killed. Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghachi, repeated the government's position that foreign elements are fueling the violence.
The government planned rallies in support of the regime Monday.
With President Trump's incursion into Venezuela, it can feel like the Republican Party is back to the early 2000s, foreign policy of neoconservatism and regime change. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports on how the GOP has evolved.
In the George W. Bush era, neoconservatives believed that exporting U.S. values like liberal democracy and human rights justified regime change in Iraq. U.S. fatigue with that war lessened Americans' appetite for interventionism. When Trump won the presidency in 2016 advocating against foreign entanglements, it was viewed as a rebuke of the neocons. His attack on Venezuela suggests his views have changed since then. But foreign policy experts tell NPR that his staff simply enables his foreign policy instincts far more than in his first term. Trump's foreign policy this term has not been driven by high ideals like neoconservatism. Rather, it's about power and resources, like Venezuela's oil. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment. The subpoenas relate to his testimony this summer about the Fed's building renovations. Trump has repeatedly attacked the independent agency for not cutting its key interest rate as sharply as he prefers. Wall Street edged up to more records today. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Officials say over 100,000 people in El Paso were left with little to no water after a main break, and it could take until midweek for operations to return to normal. The break in the 36-inch water main line happened over the weekend in the border city, which has a population of about 700,000.
A new meta-analysis finds exercise is as effective as antidepressants and therapy to treat depression. NPR's Alison Aubrey reports on what type of exercise is effective.
Researchers evaluated evidence from 73 randomized controlled trials that included about 5,000 people with depression. Dr. Steven Matika of Inspira Health says the new review confirms just how effective exercise can be.
We know that exercise is one of the most evidence-based tools for improving mood.
Exercise mirrors some of the effects of medication and can boost feel-good compounds in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and endorphins.
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