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Why the moments before police arrested Luigi Mangione at a McDonald’s are crucial

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The second day of Luigi Mangione’s pretrial hearing continued with a Pennsylvania police officer testifying about confronting the murder suspect at a McDonald’s where he was later arrested. NBC News’ Sam Brock and Danny Cevallos break down why the interaction is pertinent to the trial.



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Dec. 2, 2025, 3:29 PM ESTBy Natasha KoreckiIllinois state officials have given national rental car companies official notice that immigration enforcement agents using their vehicles are not allowed to swap the rental’s assigned license plates for other plates to disguise the vehicles, and if they do, the rental car companies could be held liable.According to documents obtained by NBC News via the Freedom of Information Act, the Illinois secretary of state’s office sent letters to at least 19 national car rental car headquarters stating that they had received public complaints of immigration agents switching license plates on rented vehicles during the time that Operation Midway Blitz, an extensive government deportation operation, was active in the Chicago area. The letters were sent to Alamo, Enterprise, Budget, Hertz, Ace and other vehicle rental companies. They did not respond to requests for comment. The office’s review of more than 600 public complaints alleging the practice has so far led to one license plate revocation, according to another letter obtained via the FOIA. That revocation was of a license plate belonging to a 2026 Chevy Tahoe that had been rented by immigration agents, according to a statement from the Illinois secretary of state. The rental company targeted in the Nov. 10 letter, EAN Holdings LLC., which is the parent company of Enterprise Rent-A-Car and other brands, can request a hearing to challenge the decision. A company representative did not respond to a request for comment. The Illinois secretary of state sent the Department of Homeland Security a cease and desist letter in October, addressed to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting Director Todd Lyons, citing “multiple reports of federal ICE agents illegally swapping out the license plates displayed on vehicles that are registered in the State of Illinois.”“These violations carry penalties that include fines and potential jail time, and the Secretary of State’s Office has the authority to suspend or revoke Illinois license plates that are misused in this way,” the letter to Lyons stated.DHS issued a statement in response to questions from NBC News about using rental cars as part of immigration operations and allegations of swapping license plates.“Our operators comply with federal law and, consistent with the Supremacy Clause, endeavor to comply with state law except where doing so could compromise or interfere with the federal mission and operations,” the DHS statement said. “Federal motor vehicle management regulations account for the officer safety, public safety, and mission needs associated with federal investigative and law enforcement duties. Our agents risk their lives every day arresting the worst of the worst criminals from Chicago’s streets to protect the public and stop rampant crime. The Illinois Secretary of State should be thanking them.”Immigration officials have repeatedly said they have been targeted by activists, who they say at times follow their vehicles then verbally harass them, honk horns or blow whistles to alert others as agents attempt to carry out deportation actions. DHS has said that immigration agents are “facing a 1000% increase in assaults against them.” The agency has not provided statistics or details behind that finding.More on immigration enforcementIllinois is targeting immigration officials who try to hide their license platesHundreds around the country look for training in how to respond to immigration enforcementJudge demands answers from federal authorities on continued use of tear gas in Chicago areaJudge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to ChicagoAt the same time, the letters raise questions over the extent to which federal agencies are using rental cars to assist in carrying out government immigration operations. They come amid public complaints that the massive deportation operation ordered by President Donald Trump lacks transparency; carried out by agents shrouded with masks, driving in unmarked vehicles and potentially with disguised license plates. The issue involving using rental cars for deportation also arose in August, when Penske Truck Rental issued a statement saying it did not authorize the use of their trucks for a deportation operation in Los Angeles and that its cargo area was not meant to transport people. At the time, DHS said it conducted a “targeted raid” that ultimately “resulted in the arrest of 16 illegal aliens from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua.”It is the latest clash between state and federal government entities as intensive immigration operations expand through the nation. After Chicago, Border Patrol agents moved on to North Carolina and are expected next in New Orleans. The cease and desist letter follows the launch of “Plate Watch” in Illinois, a hotline urging the public to report instances in which law enforcement vehicles are not carrying valid license plates, including when the plate IDs are partially shrouded or entirely missing. When Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias launched the effort in October, he pointed to a social media video in which it appears an immigration officer is seen telling an individual to take all the photos they wanted of a specific truck’s license plates because they swapped them out every day anyway.“We made it clear to federal agents and rental-car companies that swapping or altering license plates to avoid detection is illegal — period. When our investigation uncovered ICE agents switching plates between vehicles, we immediately revoked the plate, making the car illegal to drive,” Giannoulias said in a statement to NBC News. “The message is simple: when it comes to public safety and protecting our communities, no one is above the law. I urge residents to continue reporting these incidents to the Plate Watch hotline.”Illinois Secretary of State Alexi GiannouliasTom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images fileThe letters from the Illinois secretary of state demanded the companies warn all their customers that the practice of changing license plates on a vehicle was a violation of state law and noted the companies would be held accountable. A Giannoulias aide said that as intensified immigration enforcement has played out in recent weeks, the secretary of state’s office received reports from anonymous callers alleging varying violations: a different license plate on the front of the vehicle than in the back, no license plates on either the front or the back, plates that are partially masked, or the same vehicle carrying a different license plate from one day to the next.“Given the above notice, the Illinois Secretary of State demands that your entity notify and prohibit your customers from swapping, or otherwise altering, license plates on Illinois registered vehicles in violation of Illinois law,” the letters state. As in the letter to Lyons, the companies were also warned that any violations carry fines and potential jail time, in addition to suspending or revoking Illinois license plates.Natasha KoreckiNatasha Korecki is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.
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It told Reuters last week it would be “nimble in adjusting our product launch timing to meet market needs and customer demand while targeting improved profitability.”Plunging sales at Tesla — still the U.S. leader in EV sales — are also contributing to the weakening outlook. Its second-quarter sales dropped almost 13%, and CEO Elon Musk has warned of some “rough quarters” ahead for the company. The changes threaten to leave the United States behind in what many still consider the future of automobiles. In July 2024, EV sales officially overtook sales of conventional autos in China. There and in nearby countries, the cost of an electric vehicle has been falling more rapidly than in the United States, thanks largely to increased competition from the Chinese manufacturers that now dominate the global EV market. However, other Western countries are also rethinking previous EV commitments, including Canada and the United Kingdom, both of which have signaled relaxing electrification targets, partly in response to new pressures sparked by Trump’s trade war. Inside GMC’s design center where the future of its automobiles takes shape03:03The retreats are a turnabout from the heady ambitions for EVs that U.S. automakers signaled less than a decade ago. The highest-profile push came from General Motors CEO Mary Barra, who committed the storied automaker to a “zero emissions” future in 2017.“No more gas. No more diesel. No more carbon emissions,” she wrote at the time. But a series of challenges — cost concerns, sluggish adoption and the reversal in support in Washington — has left the U.S. auto industry with greater uncertainty about its EV future. “Penetration has stalled,” said David Whiston, a senior analyst at Morningstar investment research company who covers autos.Even before Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” ended the tax credit, signs of resistance to EVs among U.S. consumers had begun to show. A survey published in August 2024 by Edmunds automotive information group showed concerns about finding charging stations and charging times, availability and reliability as the top reasons consumers would not purchase EVs.“They said they don’t want the hassle or don’t feel like learning something new,” said Jessica Caldwell, head of insights at Edmunds. In the second quarter of 2025, new EV sales declined by 6.3% year on year, according to Cox Automotive, which said the growth trajectory for EVs “has been curbed.” EV sales got a boost in the third quarter, but analysts said that was most likely the result of the looming expiration of the tax credit. “The federal tax credit was a key catalyst for EV adoption, and its expiration marks a pivotal moment,” Cox Automotive’s director of industry insights, Stephanie Valdez Streaty, said in a release. “This shift will test whether the electric vehicle market is mature enough to thrive on its own fundamentals or still needs support to expand further.”For a time, EVs seemed poised to take over the U.S. market. Following the lead of Barra of GM, Ford announced in 2018 that it planned to nearly triple its investments in electric and hybrid vehicles by 2022, with plans for 40 new such models. Barra also called for a National Zero Emission Vehicle program to help electrify the entire U.S. auto fleet. Electric vehicle industry faces challenges amid Trump administration policies04:28Meanwhile, sales at Tesla, which exclusively manufactures EVs, began to accelerate, turning the groundbreaking automaker into one of the most valuable companies in the world and giving it a dominant position in the electric market. The EV push was supercharged during the Biden administration, which introduced tough new emissions standards designed to boost EV sales alongside the EV purchasing tax credit. But last year, Barra told NBC News that GM’s all-electric future would now play out “over decades,” though the company said it continued to target 2035 to fully electrify its fleet. In its latest filing, GM said the review of its future EV output is “ongoing” and signaled additional charges could be announced in future quarters. A GM spokesman did not respond to a request for comment. Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that GM had spent more to lobby the federal government in 2025 to fight clean air and fuel economy rules than any company other than Facebook parent Meta. “What we’re committed to is the customer,” Barra said about the shift away from EVs at a Wall Street Journal event in May, the paper reported. “The customer was telling us they weren’t ready.”Ford CEO Jim Farley said this month that EV sales could fall by around 50% after the EV tax credits expire. A Ford spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. The entire U.S. auto market also remains challenged by affordability issues. The average price of a new car surpassed $50,000 for the first time last month, Kelley Blue Book reported Tuesday. The average monthly auto payment in the United States is now $749 for new vehicles and $529 for used vehicles, according to the credit reporting agency Experian. U.S. households in general continue to struggle with stubborn inflation and an increasingly shaky jobs market, which has left the pace of overall monthly auto sales below pre-pandemic levels. EVs currently cost about $7,000 more, according to Kelley Blue Book data.Anna Vanderspek, electric vehicle program director at the Green Energy Consumers Alliance, an environmental advocacy group, said she is hopeful that the global shift toward EVs will eventually rebound to U.S. automakers as they look to stay competitive and thus filter down to U.S. consumers. But she acknowledged the timetable for adoption has shifted. “There’s good reason to think that this transition will continue to happen,” she said. “But now it will just happen more slowly.”Rob WileRob Wile is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist covering breaking business stories for NBCNews.com.
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