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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.
Threats
White House floats military action to take Greenland
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt calls acquiring the Danish territory an "important foreign policy goal."
- Ariana Figueroa, Stateline
Policy
Trump gives up on National Guard deployment in 3 cities
In the wake of a Supreme Court decision about Chicago, the administration said it will also back off plans for Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
- Ariana Figueroa, Stateline
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