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Ariana Figueroa

DC Bureau Reporter

Ariana covers the nation's capital for States Newsroom. Her areas of coverage include politics and policy, lobbying, elections and campaign finance.
Policy

Trump sends National Guard troops into Memphis, citing crime

This first deployment of troops and federal officers to a city in a red state follows a similar action in Washington, D.C.

  • Ariana Figueroa, Stateline
Policy

Trump directs military to control federal land along southern border

A late-Friday memo could put troops in direct contact with migrants, a possible violation of federal law.

  • Ariana Figueroa
Threats

What menaces November's elections? Threats of violence driven by misinformation, officials say

Election workers are afraid to do their jobs, state officials say, while GOP leaders push voter-fraud myths.

  • Ariana Figueroa, States Newsroom
Policy

Biden puts limits on asylum requests at the US-Mexico border

No more than 2,500 incoming people will be able to apply for asylum per day under the new executive order.

  • Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch