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The incident, which was caught on video, marks the second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in less than a month.
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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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For 24 hours, it was unclear which mental health and addiction programs would survive and who would still have jobs when the dust settled.
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The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now.
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A new analysis finds that in 2025 major catastrophes took 276 lives and caused $115 billion in damages. It could have been much worse.
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The Justice Department has subpoenaed the Fed over Chair Jerome Powell's testimony over the central bank's headquarters renovation.
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Hundreds of protesters have been killed in Iran, rights groups say, as President Trump threatened "strong" military action.
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Most of the targets are U.N.-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate, labor and other issues.
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The review comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told admirals and generals in September that women must meet the "highest male standard."
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President Trump is set to meet with House Republicans Tuesday at the Kennedy Center as lawmakers are calling for more details on the recent operation in Venezuela.
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The Secretary of Defense has launched administrative action against the Arizona senator, who is a retired Navy captain and astronaut.
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President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy.
ICE's budget hovered around $10 billion for years. But President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are taking the agency's funding to unprecedented levels.
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As President Donald Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
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The administration's appeal to the high court over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program comes despite new efforts to end the federal shutdown, which would render the issue moot.
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This week, President Trump pardoned allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. It is part of an uptick in "insider pardons" issued in his second term, one legal expert says.
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The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
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The Senate voted late Sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the government following the longest shutdown in history.
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A federal judge says the Trump administration "overplayed its hand" by inserting partisan language into workers' out-of-office autoreplies.
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Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights to comply with the FAA's order. But there are still questions about the plan, which the agency says will keep the skies safe during the government shutdown.
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The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps about 6 million U.S. households pay energy bills, buy fuel or fix broken heaters. The shutdown has stalled funds.
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For decades, Californians could rely on the federal government for help. “The modern era of emergency management … is forever changing,” a state official says.
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Judge says the government "failed to consider the harms individuals who rely on those benefits would suffer."
