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Hundreds of active-duty troops on are standby to deploy to Minnesota, Trump escalates tensions across Europe with new threats over Greenland, Israel raises objections over Trump’s Board of Peace.

“Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace,” Trump wrote in a message to the Norwegian Prime Minister. (Image credit: Alex Brandon)

Minnesota braces for federal troops amid immigration protests. And, Trump asks nations to buy into a new U.S.-led board of peace to manage Gaza and other world conflicts. (Image credit: Scott Olson)

A Justice Department probe of the Federal Reserve marks the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s effort to bend the independent central bank to the president’s will. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)

The first case involves an Idaho student barred by state law from trying out for the track team; the second was brought by a West Virginia middle schooler barred by state law from competing. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana)

The EPA won’t consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules. (Image credit: J. David Ake)

Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration over unconstitutional ICE conduct. And, SCOTUS hears two cases on whether states can bar transgender athletes from women’s sports. (Image credit: John MacDougall)

Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid. (Image credit: Josh Edelson)