5th Circuit declares age restrictions on adult handgun purchases unconstitutional https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013125_handgun_purchases/5th-circuit-declares-age-restrictions-adult-handgun-purchases-unconstitutional/ A Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that a decades-old federal law banning handgun purchases by 18 to 20-year-olds violates the Second Amendment, an about-face from a prior ruling where the appeals court initially found the law constitutional in 2012. #Tucson #Arizona

Uranium trucks will roll down ‘Killer 89,’ igniting alarm in Arizona tribal communities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012725_navajo_uranium/uranium-trucks-will-roll-down-killer-89-igniting-alarm-arizona-tribal-communities/ A mining company near the Grand Canyon has permission to haul as many as 10 truckloads a day of uranium ore along a road passes through several communities in Arizona and is known to some as “Killer 89.” #Tucson #Arizona

Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012425_navajo_citizenship/reports-navajo-people-being-detained-immigration-sweeps-sparks-concern-from-tribal-leaders/ As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intensifies its efforts to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants throughout the country, concern is rising among Indigenous communities residing in urban areas about reports of Indigenous people being detained in the Valley. #Tucson #Arizona

By the numbers: 15 years of Citizens United https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012425_citizens_united/by-numbers-15-years-citizens-united/ Fifteen years ago, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and the role of money in politics changed dramatically - while the numbers over the last decade and a half tell a story. #Tucson #Arizona

Mexico calls for calm, unveils repatriation plan for Trump border crackdown https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012225_mexico_border/mexico-calls-calm-unveils-repatriation-plan-trump-border-crackdown/ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called for calm during a Tuesday press conference - and launched the "Mexico Embraces You" welfare program - in response to President Donald Trump's litany of executive orders aimed at Mexico. #Tucson #Arizona

Trump bans transgender people from military service https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012125_transgender_military/trump-bans-transgender-people-from-military-service/ President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday effectively barring transgender people from military service, an order expected to result in one of the largest layoffs of transgender people in history and is likely to face legal challenges. #Tucson #Arizona