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NYTIMES (Jill Cowan) - California Launches Civil Rights Investigation Into L.A. Eaton Fire Response

The state’s attorney general will examine whether emergency responders failed to adequately warn the residents of West Altadena, a Black middle-class neighborhood that was devastated in a 2025 blaze.

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Democrats eye legal action, GOP seeks answers on alleged Trump admin "spying" on Congress

The Justice Department is coming under intense scrutiny from members of Congress in both parties for allegedly cataloguing the search history of lawmakers who have gone to review the unredacted Epstein files . Why it matters: It's a fresh and high-octane scandal for Attorney General Pam Bondi at a time when she is already facing bipartisan heat over her handling of the Epstein matter. - "There is no bottom for the Trump administration," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said at a press conference Thursday. - The Democratic leader added: "It's a disgrace. It does violate the principles of separate and co-equal branches of government." - Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he doesn't think "it's appropriate" for anyone to be…

NYTIMES (Ernesto Londoño, Mitch Smith and Pooja Salhotra) - Trump Administration to End Surge of Immigration Agents in Minnesota

The announcement came more than two months into an operation that has led to tense protests, thousands of arrests and three shootings in the Democratic-led state.

NPR (Sergio Martínez-Beltrán) - Federal judge orders return of Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador under Alien Enemies Act

In his Thursday order, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to allow any of the men deported last year to El Salvador to appear in a U.S. port of entry to be conditionally allowed in as they challenge their removal.

AXIOS (Ben Geman) - EPA abandons the foundation of greenhouse gas rules

The EPA has overturned a formal 2009 scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to human health and welfare, President Trump said Thursday. Why it matters: It's the Trump administration's most direct effort yet to rip out climate regulations root and branch — and make it harder for a successor to impose new ones. - The "endangerment finding" provides the legal underpinning for controlling heat-trapping gases under the Clean Air Act, and reflects scientific agreement that global warming poses major risks. - But EPA's new move will face immediate litigation. Driving the news: EPA is expected to issue a final regulation Thursday that removes the finding for emissions from vehicles. - The rescission came alongside…