The initiative lost momentum in recent months, some of these people said, amid fears of an uphill fight in federal court and because state leaders wanted to await results of the Nov. 3 election , which saw Democrat Joe Biden defeat President Trump. Some lawyers and people involved expect that these states are now more likely to focus on advancing their own policies rather than launching federal litigation. Even so, the plans speak to how aggressive state governments have become in their efforts to sway Washington. Presidents have faced increasing opposition from state attorneys general from the opposite political party, and many expect Republican-led states to continue the trend with challenges to President-elect Biden’s agenda. How actively do you want your state’s attorney general to be trying to influence federal policy? Join the conversation below. The groundwork laid by the coalition of Democratic-led states could also […]