{"id":1405013,"date":"2026-02-06T11:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/?p=1405013&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=1405013"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:44:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:44:01","slug":"trump-federal-government-vs-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/trump-federal-government-vs-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s aggressive tactics force a reckoning between local leaders and Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By STEVEN SLOAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/denver-mayor-says-city-wont-be-bullied-on-immigration-1c32128e8f1b492f86ee0208ebeb8563\">Denver Mayor Mike Johnston<\/a> regularly games out responses to threats like destructive tornadoes or hazardous waste leaks. He\u2019s added a new potential menace: the federal government.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related left\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\" data-curated-ids=\"\" data-relation-type=\"automatic-primary-section\">Related Articles<\/h2><ul><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/08\/housing-costs-are-crippling-many-americans-heres-how-the-two-parties-propose-to-fix-that\/\" title=\"Housing costs are crippling many Americans. Here\u2019s how the two parties propose to fix that\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tHousing costs are crippling many Americans. Here\u2019s how the two parties propose to fix that\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/07\/vaccine-court-overhaul\/\" title=\"Her son\u2019s injury never got its day in vaccine court. Their lawyer is now advising RFK Jr. on its overhaul\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tHer son\u2019s injury never got its day in vaccine court. Their lawyer is now advising RFK Jr. on its overhaul\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/border-family-separation\/\" title=\"Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tJudge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/epstein-house-unredacted-files\/\" title=\"Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted versions of released Epstein files\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tJustice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted versions of released Epstein files\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/us-social-service-funds\/\" title=\"Feds can\u2019t withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tFeds can\u2019t withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>When President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-cbo-national-guard-cost-taxpayers-516abeae8f4f0c3cd76dab30c726e0f6\">deployed National Guard troops to some U.S. cities<\/a> last year over the objection of local leaders, Johnston said his tabletop exercises expanded to consider what might happen if federal officials took aim at Denver, which the Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-lawsuit-denver-colorado-immigration-sanctuary-cities-f98bd31b494806c8545633861814a41d\">has sued<\/a> for limiting cooperation on deportations. The city now prepares for the impact of federal activity on everything from access to schools and hospitals to interference with elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe used to prepare for natural disasters,\u201d Johnston, a Democrat, said in an interview. \u201cNow we prepare for our own federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A half-dozen state and local officials from both major political parties over the past week described an increasingly hostile relationship with Washington. While there\u2019s inherent tension between city, state and federal governments over power, politics and money, the current dynamic is unlike anything they\u2019ve experienced, particularly after federal agents <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-4d1499fc5962ab880f3816259e04bdbf\">killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>While partnerships are still in place, the officials said the Minneapolis killings have hardened opposition to excessive federal power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is unprecedented,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-immigration-minneapolis-mayors-3da3bc63ce82b5dbd1a761fd4cbc942f\">Jerry Dyer<\/a>, the Republican mayor of Fresno, California, and a former police chief. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen federal law enforcement come to the cities, whether it\u2019s National Guard or ICE, and police cities without a level of cooperation from local police.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1405015\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone size-article_inline\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cities-Federal_Government_39835.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"This photo combination shows, from left, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, March 5, 2025, in Washington, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2026, Fresno, Calif. Mayor Jerry Dyer, Jan. 28, 2026 in Washington, and Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, Nov. 4, 2018 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr., Jen Golbeck, Markus Schreiber, Kevin Wolf, John Minchillo)\" width=\"3000\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cities-Federal_Government_39835.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-attachment-id=\"1405015\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cities-Federal_Government_39835.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cities-Federal_Government_39835.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cities-Federal_Government_39835.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cities-Federal_Government_39835.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cities-Federal_Government_39835.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This photo combination shows, from left, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, March 5, 2025, in Washington, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2026, Fresno, Calif. Mayor Jerry Dyer, Jan. 28, 2026 in Washington, and Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, Nov. 4, 2018 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr., Jen Golbeck, Markus Schreiber, Kevin Wolf, John Minchillo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>GOP long sought to empower local governments<\/h4>\n<p>The tensions have upended longtime Republican arguments that the federal government should leave local governance to the states under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Now a Republican president is articulating a muscular federal approach over the protest of Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no question that the Trump administration has repeatedly violated the Constitution and how it deals with states,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/andy-beshear\">Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear<\/a>, a Democrat, said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy hope,\u201d he added, \u201cis that we are quickly approaching our McCarthyism moment where even Donald Trump\u2019s supporters are going to recognize this has gone too far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has expressed frustration at reflexive resistance from Democratic mayors and governors, insisting this week that he doesn\u2019t want to force federal law enforcement on communities. He prefers to work with officials like Louisiana GOP Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/jeff-landry\">Jeff Landry<\/a>, who requested National Guard troops to patrol New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s willingness to use federal power is often issue-based, favoring states in areas like abortion or education while embracing a strong federal role on immigration and elections.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said this week that Republicans should \u201cnationalize\u201d elections, a power the Constitution expressly gives to states. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said he was referring to a push that voters prove they are U.S. citizens, though Trump still described states as an \u201cagent for the federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not what the Constitution says about elections,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/rand-paul\">Sen. Rand Paul<\/a>, R-Ky., told MS NOW.<\/p>\n<p>Beshear and the 23 other Democratic governors released a statement Thursday objecting to \u201cinterference from the federal government.\u201d In the interview, Beshear pointed to Paul\u2019s comments as an example of bipartisan agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRand and I don\u2019t agree on a lot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Paul and some other Republicans, including Govs. Phil Scott of Vermont and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/kevin-stitt\">Kevin Stitt<\/a> of Oklahoma, have also expressed concern about the immigration operation in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<h4>Preliminary steps to ease tensions<\/h4>\n<p>Trump has taken preliminary steps to ease tensions, replacing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Department of Homeland Security leaders in Minneapolis with Tom Homan, the administration\u2019s border czar. Homan is withdrawing 700 of the roughly 3,000 federal officers deployed around Minneapolis, though Trump and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/jd-vance\">JD Vance<\/a> reject any suggestion of a federal drawdown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/minnesota-immigration-crackdown-6c0bb88cb16617b92db1e67dfb30ce3a\">Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey<\/a> said the continued presence in the Twin Cities of thousands of federal officers contradicts his demand that the administration end its operation there. In a sign of the frustration between local and federal officials there, the rhetoric has taken on militaristic tones.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has referred to federal law enforcement in Minneapolis as \u201csoldiers.\u201d Homan has described agents as being \u201cin theater,\u201d a military phrase typically used in reference to a conflict zone. During a quick trip to Washington last week to address fellow mayors, Frey spoke of an \u201cinvasion\u201d and \u201coccupation\u201d in his city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are on the front lines of a very important battle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>At the same event, Elizabeth Kautz, the Republican mayor of suburban Burnsville, Minnesota, said she now carries her passport around the city she\u2019s led since 1995.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the introduction of ICE, our cities are no longer safe,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s also how it feels to leaders in places far from Minneapolis, even if they haven\u2019t been targeted by ICE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I can\u2019t tolerate is the approach to immigration operations in a place like Minneapolis that are causing people to look over their shoulder in cities like Allentown,\u201d said Matt Tuerk, the Democratic mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, which has a large Latino population. \u201cEven though you\u2019re not in Allentown, you\u2019re having an impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Reshaping Washington\u2019s priorities<\/h4>\n<p>The immigration crackdown is one element of Trump\u2019s work to dramatically reshape the U.S. government\u2019s priorities and operations at home and abroad. Trump and his supporters describe a need to strictly enforce immigration laws in the U.S. and end social safety net programs they say are prone to fraud. The president\u2019s foreign policy has shown little patience for longstanding alliances or diplomatic niceties that are seen as out of step with U.S. interests.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s manifested most clearly in Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/denmark-greenland-trump-bessent-davos-ab05ebfaae6a413d1f8125cb9726a4c5\">push for Denmark to cede control of Greenland<\/a> to the U.S., a demand that brought the NATO alliance to the brink in January. Canadian prime minister <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-canada-carney-china-tariffs-5079e910df071b45d2b16949efb8f11a\">Mark Carney spoke at the time of a \u201crupture\u201d<\/a> between the U.S. and its allies that would be difficult to repair.<\/p>\n<p>For some local leaders in the U.S., that sense of a seismic shift felt familiar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s profoundly changed,\u201d Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, a Democrat, said of his views toward the federal government. \u201cGiven that the administration has used partisan politics and used the power of the federal government and its various agencies to put pressure on mayors and local officials not to follow the law but to follow their politics is absolutely new and it\u2019s absolutely affecting trust at every level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While foreign leaders can explore a shift in alliances, as some are actively considering, that\u2019s nearly impossible for local leaders in the U.S., whose budgets are tied to federal funding. Those funds have been unstable during Trump\u2019s second term as Washington has canceled grants that he considered wasteful or out of line with the administration\u2019s priorities, prompting some mayors to turn to philanthropy for help.<\/p>\n<p>But nothing can replace the power of the federal government, said Tuerk, who described defending grants by connecting the money to the administration\u2019s priorities, including job creation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we\u2019re like, \u2018Hey, don\u2019t take away this grant that is designed to get people to work,\u2019 I hope that message is getting through,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/karen-bass\">Karen Bass<\/a> called the federal shift \u201cabsolutely historic.\u201d Trump has fiercely criticized her, issuing <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-executive-order-california-wildfires-los-angeles-e3e48a9a08a13abf7366d3c23046722c\">an executive order<\/a> last month deriding her wildfire response and pressing to \u201ccut through bureaucratic red tape\u201d to speed up reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview, Bass, a former member of Congress, said she turns to administration officials she knew from her time in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m fortunate,\u201d she said. \u201cI have an ability to have a relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But as January came to a close, local officials in Minnesota seemed exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou think about, \u2018Why us?\u2019\u201d said Jim Hovland, the nonpartisan mayor of the Minneapolis suburb Edina. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a historically really good relationship with the federal government, and it\u2019s really sad to see it fray.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local leaders feel pressured by federal priorities, affecting trust and stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":1405014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7867,22,27],"tags":[7601],"feature":[],"location":[],"type-of-work":[7197],"coauthors":[799],"class_list":["post-1405013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-politics","category-news","category-politics","tag-network","type-of-work-news"],"post_status":"","edit_last":0,"edit_lock":0,"highlights":"","original_byline":"","original_canonical":"","original_category":"","original_email":"","original_id":0,"original_pubdate":"","original_source":"","primary_section":"7867","primary_tag":0,"print_workflow_body":"","print_workflow_exported_ts":"","print_workflow_exported_username":"","print_workflow_shapes":"","print_workflow_side":"","really_short_title":"","short_title":"","syndication_source":{"canonical":"https:\/\/www.twincities.com\/2026\/02\/06\/trump-federal-government-vs-cities","id":"cG9zdDoyNDQ5MTc1","siteName":"Sharing Dash","syndicationSourceStack":[{"canonical":"https:\/\/www.twincities.com\/2026\/02\/06\/trump-federal-government-vs-cities","id":"cG9zdDoyNDQ5MTc1","siteName":"Sharing Dash","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/sharingdash.medianewsgroup.com"}],"source_url":"https:\/\/sharingdash.medianewsgroup.com"},"market_neutral_title":"","social_title":"","dfm_hub_post_id":0,"paywall_level":"","featured_media_content":{"content_type":"image","content":{"id":1405014,"title":"Trump_40103","filename":"Trump_40103.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Trump_40103.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/trump-federal-government-vs-cities\/attachment\/1405014\/","alt":"","author":"14","description":"","caption":"President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. 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