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More immigrants are not showing up for their mandatory immigration court hearings compared to prior years, an NPR analysis shows.
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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 Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority.
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An investigation by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
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Military members have sought advice from groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats.
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Under Trump policies, cancer registries in 2026 will have to classify sex data strictly as male, female, or unknown.
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The new $100K fee strains schools that need foreign workers to fill teacher jobs, especially in special education and bilingual education.
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Foreign visitors who are eligible to bypass the visa application process may soon have to turn over five years' worth of social media history to enter the U.S.
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The State Department is swapping out Calibri for Times New Roman in all its official documents, reversing a Biden-era change that aimed to increase accessibility.
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President Trump says U.S. strikes on supposed drug-smuggling boats will save Americans from overdose deaths. But most experts worry the strategy is counterproductive.
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The Maryland resident, originally of El Salvador, has been a symbol of the Trump administration's mass deportation policy after mistakenly being sent to an El Salvador prison.
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The president's messaging about a strong economy is at odds with widespread voter sentiment that he's not doing enough to tackle rising costs.
The arts institution will be called the Trump-Kennedy Center.
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Trump has long boasted about the stock market's performance during his leadership. But now he seems to have other priorities.
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Economists look for signs that a recession may be approaching by monitoring consumer confidence and business sentiment — two indicators of uncertainty.
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Agencies from Social Security to the IRS store sensitive data on millions of Americans. Here's what the government knows about us – and what's at risk as DOGE seeks access to the data.
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The move is an escalation in President Trump's effort to increase deportations from the U.S. and strip protections from those who violate the new administration's priorities.
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The Trump administration has suggested bringing the U.S. Postal Service under White House control, and having mail carriers conduct the census. Here's what to know about the controversial ideas.
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The federal government is preparing to shed up to a quarter of its 360 million square feet of real estate, an NPR analysis finds, including well-known L.A. locations.
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The program forgives the loans of borrowers who work in public service. The executive action would exclude those who work for certain organizations.
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House Republicans released the text of a continuing resolution that would fund the government through Sept. 30. Now, passing it in a narrowly divided chamber is the next hurdle.
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Tens of millions of dollars in grants were withdrawn across the country, targeting programs that plant trees in low-income communities.
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A letter from two House Democrats presses Rubio for details about who approved an effort to try to use hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on armored electric vehicles from Tesla.
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U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate inched up to 4.1% from 4.0% in January.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given the military until Wednesday to remove content highlighting diversity efforts following an executive order ending those programs across the government.
