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A federal judge is considering Minnesota's challenge to the Trump

administration's immigration crackdown. U.S. District Judge Catherine Menendez heard arguments today from the state

and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, which want to halt the operation. The crackdown has led to

two fatal shootings by federal officers. Menendez questions the state's arguments

and the Trump administration's motivations, as NPR's Jennifer Ludden explains.

The Justice Department attorney rejected the idea that agents are intruding into state sovereignty,

and he said, look, we are carrying out legitimate immigration enforcement.

Now, the judge had tough questions for both sides, including

the state, and she questioned its legal theory. But she also grilled the administration's lawyer saying

Bondi's letter sure looks like a quid pro quo. And she said a lot of what federal agents are doing,

like pulling people over randomly to check papers, just does not appear to have anything to do

with immigration enforcement. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reporting, dangerous win- pulling people over randomly to check papers just does not appear to have anything to do with

immigration enforcement. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reporting, dangerous winter weather is putting power

grids under strain from coast to coast in Texas, where a deadly blackout followed a winter

storm in 2021. Officials say the system is performing better this time, at least so far. The Texas newsroom's

Lucio Vasquez reports. Texas's power grid has so far held up as winter storm fern continues to

bring freezing temperatures, snow, and ice across the region. The state's grid operator, known as

Erkot, says electricity supply has remained stable, even as demand rises during the cold snap. So far, most

outages reported have been localized. As a precaution, the U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency

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