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The lawsuit is the latest power struggle between the state and U.S. government over energy rights.
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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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The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, because the central bank is more concerned about the job market than it is with battling inflation.
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Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.
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The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.
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A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely halted thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1.
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States are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential lapse in states across the country.
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Faculty filed a public records lawsuit to get details of a negotiation that has mostly taken place behind closed doors.
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The federal government pulled $1.2 billion in hydrogen funding for California. Los Angeles is pressing ahead anyway — starting with the Scattergood power plant.
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More than two dozen Democratic state leaders are suing the Department of Agriculture after the Trump administration said it would not use contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta questioned the Trump administration's motives, saying they're designed to sow doubt in the election process.
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In his first campaign to lead Ontario, Ford started out as a Trump-style populist. But tariffs changed his view and he is now a consistent thorn in the U.S. president's side.
The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now.
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U.S. tariffs on Mexico and Canada will be put on hold for 30 days.
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The billionaire's campaign to radically upend federal agencies is stunning former White House officials, even in a political moment when many things are described as unprecedented.
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The social media-driven movement that urges workers to stay home and consumers not to shop comes amid President Trump’s hardline immigration policies.
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California officials hope the president's Olympic aspirations will help secure support for Los Angeles' recovery.
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President Trump signed an executive order seeking to end gender-affirming medical treatments for children and teenagers under the age of 19.
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Following a Monday executive order from President Donald Trump that seeks to freeze all federal aid, California officials attempt to make sense of the chaos.
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Citing the L.A. fires, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately take actions to override” water operations and environmental rules. But the water mostly serves Central Valley farms.
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A Food and Drug Administration project to promote diversity in clinical studies of cancer treatments was removed from the agency's website, as the Trump administration halts DEI initiatives.
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State officials and leaders of county offices of education and school districts speak out against quickly Trump administration’s new guidance allowing immigration enforcement near or in schools.
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President Donald Trump's early actions on health care signal his likely intention to wipe away some Biden-era programs.
