The Trump administration is suing the state of California to block animal welfare laws that it says unconstitutionally helped send egg prices soaring. But a group that spearheaded the requirements pushed back, blaming bird flu for the hit to consumers’ pocketbooks.

Authorities executed criminal search warrants in Carpinteria and Camarillo, California, on Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security said.

U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli wrote in a post to X that a protester "appeared to fire a pistol" at federal law enforcement. Lauren Pozen reports.