By Devan Cole, CNN

(CNN) — As President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has whisked through major US cities, trial-level judges attempting to restrain the frenzied actions of federal agents have been repeatedly slapped down by higher courts – sometimes with the help of judges the president put on the bench in his first term.

A series of rulings from the Supreme Court and federal appeals courts have overturned early victories secured by opponents of Trump’s immigration blitzes in California, Chicago and Minnesota.

The administration’s latest win came Monday, when a three-judge federal appeals court panel indefinitely paused a Minneapolis judge’s decision to put tight guardrails on how agents can respond to individuals peacefully protesting Operation Metro Surge, which has sparked intense opposition in the Twin Cities and led to the fatal shooting of two US citizens by federal officers.

The preliminary injunction issued earlier this month by US District Judge Katherine Menendez, the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals concluded, was overbroad and vague and thus could not remain in effect for now. The two judges that voted to fully grant the administration’s request to shelve Menendez’s ruling were Trump-appointee David Stras and Bobby Shepherd, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush.

Trump and his allies have long complained that lower court judges have acted out of bounds in cases challenging his agenda, particularly in the immigration context, over which they argue he has broad, unreviewable authority.

Seizing on the appeals court ruling Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi attacked Menendez, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, as a “liberal” judge who “tried to handcuff our federal law enforcement officers, restrict their actions, and put their safety at risk when responding to violent agitators.”

“The 8th Circuit has fully agreed that this reckless attempt to undermine law enforcement cannot stand,” she said.

(The third judge on the panel, Bush-appointee Raymond Gruender, partially dissented, saying he would have kept intact part of Menendez’s ruling that barred federal agents from using pepper spray and other non-lethal munitions against peaceful protesters.)

The appellate court rulings reflect a basic legal reality: Losers can quickly become winners – if even in the short-term – as cases are reviewed by higher courts. But they also underscore the tricky position federal judges sifting through a variety of challenges to Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement efforts have found themselves in.

“District judges, both historically and just by practice, tend to be much more practical and functional in how they approach legal questions. A district judge thinks of him or herself oftentimes as a problem-solver,” said Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at Georgetown University Law Center.

“Circuit judges tend to be more removed from the ground and more removed from the urgency of a situation and really approach these cases more as legal abstractions in a context in which there aren’t really clear precedent because most of what the federal government’s doing is so unprecedented,” he added.

Trump’s imprint on the federal judiciary during his first term is also part of the equation. With the help of a GOP-controlled Senate, the president several years ago was able to appoint scores of conservative judges to the nation’s appeals courts – a key priority for former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who noted in an interview last year the “lasting impact”

Por Phil Mattingly, CNN

Se espera que el presidente Donald Trump anuncie el viernes su intención de nominar a Kevin Warsh como el próximo presidente de la Reserva Federal, según dos personas involucradas en el proceso.

Trump, que ha estado sopesando la decisión durante varios meses y había reducido la lista de candidatos a cuatro en las últimas semanas, declaró a los periodistas el jueves por la noche que había finalizado su elección y que haría el anuncio formalmente el viernes.

“Creo que mañana anunciaré una gran elección”, comentó Trump al llegar al estreno del documental de la primera dama Melania Trump. Trump no mencionó a su elección.

Warsh se reunió con Trump en la Casa Blanca el jueves, según una persona familiarizada con el asunto, y los funcionarios de la administración se han estado preparando desde entonces para que el exgobernador de la Reserva Federal sea el candidato de Trump.

La Casa Blanca y Warsh no respondieron de inmediato a las solicitudes de comentarios.

Trump se negó a revelar públicamente su elección, y funcionarios de la administración advirtieron que nada era definitivo hasta que Trump lo anunciara directamente. Varios funcionarios señalaron que Trump ha cambiado su opinión sobre el mejor candidato varias veces a lo largo del proceso.

Pero Trump parecía decidido a tomar una decisión el jueves por la noche y los preparativos para un anuncio de la Casa Blanca estaban en marcha, dijeron las personas.

“Será alguien muy respetado, alguien conocido por todos en el mundo financiero”, afirmó Trump. “Y creo que será una muy buena elección”.

Warsh, el director del Consejo Económico Nacional, Kevin Hassett, el CEO de BlackRock, Rick Rieder, y el gobernador de la Reserva Federal, Christopher Waller, fueron los cuatro candidatos finalistas en consideración.

Trump mantuvo entrevistas personales con cada uno de los cuatro candidatos finalistas como etapa final de un proceso que concluyó a principios de este mes.

Trump ha mencionado a Warsh desde hace tiempo como uno de sus principales candidatos para el puesto y se reunió con él en diciembre para su entrevista formal.

El encuentro fue valorado positivamente por sus asesores, y Trump les dijo a sus allegados que creía que Warsh había hecho un buen trabajo. También dejó claro que Warsh, según una persona que habló con él sobre la reunión, “era el candidato perfecto”.

Warsh fue gobernador de la Reserva Federal durante cinco años tras ser nominado por el presidente George W. Bush. Fue considerado para altos cargos económicos durante el primer y segundo gobierno de Trump, y se le consideraba una posible candidatura para secretario del Tesoro antes de que Trump designara a Scott Bessent.

Warsh también fue considerado por Trump en 2017 para el cargo de presidente de la Reserva Federal, que finalmente recayó en Jerome Powell.

“Mucha gente piensa que se trata de alguien que podría haber estado allí hace unos años”, indicó Trump a los periodistas el jueves por la noche.

Trump rápidamente se desanimó de Powell en su primer mandato y ha atacado y criticado al presidente y a la Fed sin descanso durante el primer año de su segundo mandato.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Hazel Burgess and Alina Seidel scored first half goals and Kacey Hurley added a second half goal as Dos Pueblos won at San Marcos 3-1.

The Chargers improve to 8-3-2 in the Channel League and 13-4-4 overall.

The Royals scored their lone goal late in the first half as Rio Chesluk scored to cut the deficit to 2-1.

San Marcos had several excellent scoring chances but DP goalie Darlene Aguilar made some outstanding saves.

The Royals are 5-6-2 in league and 6-9-2 overall.

Dos Pueblos went 4-0 in their rivalry games against Santa Barbara and San Marcos, outscoring them 12-3.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Hazel Burgess and Alina Seidel scored first half goals and Kacey Hurley added a second half goal as Dos Pueblos won at San Marcos 3-1.

The Chargers improve to 8-3-2 in the Channel League and 13-4-4 overall.

The Royals scored their lone goal late in the first half as Rio Chesluk scored to cut the deficit to 2-1.

San Marcos had several excellent scoring chances but DP goalie Darlene Aguilar made some outstanding saves.

The Royals are 5-6-2 in league and 6-9-2 overall.

Dos Pueblos went 4-0 in their rivalry games against Santa Barbara and San Marcos, outscoring them 12-3.

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GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) - Senior Carly Letendre scored nine of her 14 points in the fourth quarter as Dos Pueblos took over sole possession of second place in the Channel League with a hard-fought 42-38 win over cross-town rival San Marcos.

All 14 of Letendre's points came after halftime and her three-pointer with 3:45 left gave the Chargers a 38-32 lead.

(Letendre filled up the box score with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Entenza Design).

Kindah Ahmad-Reda also scored 14 points for DP as they moved to 9-3 in league, one game ahead of third place San Marcos with two league games left. Ventura is undefeated in the Channel League.

Jada Ahmad connected on 5 three-pointers for the Royals and finished with a game-high 19 points.

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