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The Trump administration says it is "laser focused" and mission driven, but the messaging has been varied. The range of cited motivations fare sometimes at odds.
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California says it will train 988 responders to support LGBTQ+ youth calling for help. -
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that children without legal status cannot enroll in Head Start — effective immediately. But without implementation guidelines, providers say they're in a holding pattern. -
Undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families are learning how to assert themselves — and prepare for worst-case scenarios.
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San Diego’s community college district finds itself directly in Trump’s crosshairs: Its “pride centers” were the only items called out by name in the administration’s plan to slash more than $10 billion of federal spending on education. -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement of the intent to revoke Chinese student visas could affect more than 50,000 at California universities and colleges. -
The Port of Los Angeles reported that it expected 80 ships to arrive in May, but 17 have been canceled.
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President Trump said the U.S. would "run" Venezuela, following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday. But many questions remain about what's next.
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Top Republicans in Congress praised President Trump for the operation in Venezuela amid calls for briefings in the days to come.
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Maduro, his wife and senior Venezuelan officials face charges related to alleged 'drug trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracies.'
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President Trump says the United States conducted a strike in Venezuela and captured that country's president, Nicolás Maduro, along with his wife, Cilia Flores.
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Here's what we know — and don't.
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President Trump claimed overnight that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro.
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Rep. Ro Khanna of California says the Justice Department should've started preparing Epstein files for release months ago.
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A new law backed by California unions gives a state board the right to regulate working conditions and labor rights as the federal labor board’s fate is in limbo.
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Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., says he thinks the Senate can pass a "retroactive" Affordable Care Act subsidy extension, but "we need President Trump."
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Students fear that budget reductions at the federal level could threaten their professional futures.
His remarks are the first public ones to reporters since the U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran began Saturday despite weeks of talks designed to stave off a conflict.
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The Trump administration has shrunk the number of locations for this year's field test of the 2030 census.
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It follows a wave of cancellations since President Donald Trump ousted the previous leadership and added his name to the building.
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The president said Saturday gave that instruction to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Immigration agents in Minnesota will leave behind a changed community, including many U.S. citizens questioned and detained in recent weeks.
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Several protests are expected in L.A. and around the country in response to the Trump administration’s immigration actions.
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The Department of Justice on Friday released more than 3 million pages, more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images in its files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Trump plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, when Jerome Powell's term expires in May.
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Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement.
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The U.S. Senate has until Friday night to approve a package of funding measures or else risk another government shutdown.
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The operation in Washington, D.C., alone is projected to cost upward of $660 million if it runs through the end of this year as expected.
