Some progressive DAs around the country have shied away from prosecuting petty theft. The general sense of lawlessness in some parts of the country has led store owners to take security into their own hands. Some employees at Best Buy are getting trained on how to stand nearby commonly stolen merchandise, likely as a deterrent. Six states all led by Republicans are suing the Biden administration to halt the president's plan to forgive student loan debt estimated to cost some $400 billion.