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Jonathan Rinderknecht is arrested and charged for kindling the Palisades Fire. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA, Jan. 13, 2025)

Palisades fire suspect found

The United States Department of Justice announced that they have arrested a suspect for a deadly fire in the Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA, that took place in January 2025. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Fire Department faces criticism that they could have prevented a resurgence of the fire that took place days later.

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A deadlocked congress is unable to pass legislation for the 2026 budget, resulting in a government shutdown. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / US House of Representatives, Jan. 3, 2023)

United States Government shuts down

The United States government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1 after Congress faced a deadlock regarding the 2026 budget, according to CNN Politics. Many worry that the shutdown could lead to significant problems as all non-essential operations come to a halt and some federal workers face blocked salaries.

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The legal ramifications of this ruling will be widely felt. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / Kurtkaiser, June 7, 2021)

New Supreme Court ruling makes way for racial profiling amongst ICE agents

In a recent decision, the United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of allowing immigration services in Los Angeles to consider race, along with language, occupation and location as justification for targeting certain individuals, according to The Guardian.  With a 6-3 decision, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court voted in solidarity to give Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents more autonomy in whom they decide to pull aside and question, a striking blow to lower courts, which barred ICE agents from targeting individuals without “reasonable suspicion,” BBC reports.

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