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30 more charged for protesting at Twin Cities church where pastor is ICE official • Minnesota Reformer Bondi's all-caps exhortation arrives even as thousands of churches committed to protecting immigrants have launched lawsuits against the federal government.

30 more charged for protesting at Twin Cities church where pastor is ICE official minnesotareformer.com/briefs/30-mo...

Q: "Are you considering a national emergency around the midterm elections?”

Trump: “Who told you that?”

Q: “There's been reporting that there's a proposed executive order about this. Are you looking at that?”

Trump: “No.”

Kansas Court of Appeals rules CoreCivic can’t house ICE detainees without Leavenworth permit • Kansas Reflector CoreCivic can’t house immigration detainees before reaching an agreement with the city of Leavenworth on reopening its private prison

Kansas Court of Appeals rules CoreCivic can’t house ICE detainees without Leavenworth permit | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Oregon Secretary of State Read 'deeply concerned' about election conspiracies after FBI call • Oregon Capital Chronicle A call with federal officials and state election officers ahead of the 2026 election was full of bluster and mostly free of facts, according to Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read.

A call with federal officials and state election officers ahead of the 2026 election was full of bluster and mostly free of facts, according to Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read.

Warner Bros. Discovery deems Paramount's takeover bid superior to Netflix deal Warner Bros. Discovery has determined that Paramount’s latest takeover offer constitues a superior deal to the streaming and studio agreement it struck with Netflix, marking a stark shift in momentum in the fight for the storied Hollywood giant.

Netflix declines to raise offer for Warner Bros., says the deal is "no longer financially attractive."

DOJ sues 5 more states for access to voter rolls

Tennessee, ACLU reach deal in lawsuit over law criminalizing officials voting for sanctuary policies • Tennessee Lookout The state of Tennessee won't enforce a 2025 law creating a felony for public officials to vote in favor of sanctuary policies for immigrants.

Tennessee, ACLU reach deal in lawsuit over law criminalizing officials voting for sanctuary policies tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tenne...

Thune declares ‘talking filibuster’ dead Senate Majority Leader John Thune is facing relentless pressure from all directions as he navigates a politically perilous fight over the SAVE America Act.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune declared publicly for the first time that there’s no way for Senate Republicans to maintain the procedural unity required in order to pass the SAVE America Act via a “talking filibuster.”

Via @punchbowlnews.bsky.social

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In their clearest denial to date, DHS flatly promised election officials yesterday they would not send ICE to polling places this year: www.votebeat.org/2026/02/26/i...

Kentucky SOS Adams says the same

Notable: Heather Honey said on the call that ICE will not be at polling places, per Fontes

Arizona SOS readout on the FBI election security call today

You can't watch the Missouri Senate online. Some senators like it that way. No cost estimates are available for the addition of video streaming of the Missouri Senate

No cost estimates are available for the addition of video streaming of the Missouri Senate

After marathon meeting, CoreCivic moves closer to reopening Leavenworth prison • Kansas Reflector Leavenworth city officials moved CoreCivic closer to reopening their private prison after a 4-1 vote in favor of a special use permit.

CoreCivic is closer to reopening its Leavenworth prison facility to house ICE detainees. Commissioner Holly Pittman is concerned the city would violate property rights if they don't approve the company's special use permit. Still one more step before it's final. kansasreflector.com/2026/02/25/a...

Oregon Senate passes bill to regulate ICE in hospitals • Oregon Capital Chronicle Senate Bill 1570 aims to help hospital staff respond when federal law enforcement arrives on site and protect sensitive information.

Federal agents in Oregon have detained and shot immigrants in hospital parking lots, accessed confidential emergency medical service logs from behind nurses’ desks and interfered with nurses while they care for patients — some with shackled ankles as agents stood guard in exam rooms. buff.ly/InvyecL

No Callais decision today from SCOTUS.

Trump turns to familiar uncompromising immigration stance during State of the Union • Pennsylvania Capital-Star resident Donald Trump repeated his hardline stance on immigration during his record-long State of the Union on Tuesday, previewing a potential midterm campaign message as his party faces an uphill bat...

President Donald Trump repeated his hardline stance on immigration during his record-long State of the Union on Tuesday, previewing a potential midterm campaign message as his party faces an uphill battle to keep a majority in the House.

From @statesnewsroom.com

Trump in State of the Union speech touts US 'turnaround for the ages,' attacks Democrats WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday to lambaste Democrats and the Biden administration, while pitching the Republican Party to voters ahead of this year’s c...

HERE ARE ALL of our @statesnewsroom.com DC stories from tonight, in this thread. First, the main story on the State of the Union from @jennifershutt.bsky.social with contributions from @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social and Shauneen Miranda:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

HUD reintroduces proposed rule targeting rental aid for mixed-status immigrant households • Stateline A revived proposal from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development would prohibit “mixed-status” households — those families that include both U.S. citizens and people without legal immigration status — from living in public and other subsidized housing. The rule would apply to HUD public housing, Section 8 rental assistance, and some housing development grants.

A revived proposal by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development could impact many families’ ability to receive rental assistance.

https://stateline.org/2026/02/24/hud-reintroduces-proposed-rule-targeting-rental-aid-for-mixed-status-immigrant-households/

Trump lays down the Save America Act as his first priority for Congress, saying lawmakers should act on it before anything else. Applying pressure on the Senate.

Touting the SAVE Act now, as predicted, which requires proof of citizenship to vote. It's been passed by the House.

🧵I'm in the House chamber ahead of President Trump's State of the Union address.

The Republican side is pretty full at the moment and while there are several dozen Dems in attendance, their side does look a bit emptier. I have not yet seen the hockey team.

Washington’s Sen. Cantwell warns of Trump pressure on US Senate to nationalize elections U.S. Sen Maria Cantwell, a Washington state Democrat, will register a protest of President Donald Trump’s attempt to exert more control over election infrastructure by bringing her state’s secretary o...

Washington’s Sen. Cantwell warns of Trump pressure on US Senate to nationalize elections. My pre-SOTU story for @statesnewsroom.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/wash...

Defense Department just appealed the preliminary injunction that blocks it from downgrading Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s retirement rank and pay as a Navy Captain for video where he and other lawmakers told members of the military they don’t need to follow illegal orders.

Exclusive | Trump Administration Considers Action Requiring Banks to Collect Citizenship Info A potential executive order would enlist banks in the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown.

WSJ - Trump administration considering a possible executive order or other action that would require banks to collect citizenship information from customers. www.wsj.com/politics/policy/t...

Data center tax breaks are on the chopping block in some states • Stateline As some states welcome more data centers with tax incentives, others are scaling back to balance economic development and energy considerations.

The data center momentum is shifting.

After years of states pushing legislation to accelerate the development of data centers, some legislators want to limit or repeal state and local incentives that paved their way. My latest for @stateline.org

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Data center tax breaks are on the chopping block in some states, including Michigan • Michigan Advance As some states welcome more data centers with tax incentives, others are scaling back to balance economic development and energy considerations.

After years of states pushing legislation to accelerate the development of data centers and the electric grid to support them, some legislators want to limit or repeal state and local incentives that paved their way.

Story from @stateline.org

Tennessee House Republican opposes ICE detention facility for Lebanon A Tennessee Republican lawmaker is working with federal officials to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement from building a large detention center in Lebanon.

A Tennessee Republican lawmaker is working with federal officials to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement from building a large detention center in Lebanon.

via @tennesseelookout.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tenn...

As Trump pushes voting restrictions, states have a rarely used option to push back | Colorado Newsline Blue states would have a major tool to push back against proof-of-citizenship election rules. Whether they would use it is less clear.

As Trump pushes voting restrictions, states have a rarely used option to push back

From @stateline.org

🚨NEW: The 3-judge federal panel has denied Utah Republicans’ request to block the new congressional put in place by a state court for the midterms.

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