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Trump's remarks came in response to a question about rising gas prices. He said they would fall once the U.S. leaves Iran.
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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 Donald Trump said on Tuesday Iran made a valuable offer to reach a deal with the U.S. in talks that Iran has denied are taking place.
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Delta Airlines is temporarily suspending specialty services to member of Congress due to resource constraints from the ongoing shutdown of DHS.
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The state argues the Trump administration invented an energy emergency to justify forcing the restart of a shuttered offshore oil operation.
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Leaders report strapped police departments racked up overtime bills in the millions while others report a multi-million dollar hit to business during the worst ICE surges.
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Resistance in both Democratic and Republican cities points to broader unease with the direction of immigration enforcement.
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Border czar Tom Homan says ICE agents will help the Transportation Security Administration "move those lines" while also enforcing immigration law.
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Travel experts say passengers need to be prepared, and patient, amid the government shutdown. Until a deal is reached, airport disruptions and delays could get even worse.
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Energy experts say the levers leaders can pull to affect oil prices are limited.
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UNESCO, the United Nations body that protects scientific and cultural sites, says it has documented at least four historic sites damaged by shockwaves from a March 10 strike.
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About a third of all fertilizer shipped globally goes through the contested Strait of Hormuz.
Non-U.S. citizens lose access to SBA funding for small businesses, which provide the bulk of new jobs in California.
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The decision makes it easier to win approval for highways, bridges, pipelines, wind farms, and other infrastructure projects.
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The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves some deaf and hard of hearing people without information.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the Trump administration's request to temporarily put on hold the New York-based Court of International Trade judgment that struck down President Trump's tariffs.
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The announcement to revoke visas is the most drastic move yet to curtail the numbers of international students studying in the U.S.
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Her lawyers say she could die within days if she is deported, as the equipment that keeps her alive and out of the hospital is available only in the U.S.
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The California Interscholastic Federation announced the change just hours after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold billions of dollars in federal education funds.
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The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that CDC recommendations for COVID vaccines will no longer include healthy pregnant women and healthy children.
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The Trump administration has turned the remaining sliver of hope for people fleeing torture into what experts fear is a fast track to deportation. And it’s trying to keep it a secret.
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At least 24 UC and Cal State campuses lost science research training grants that provided their students with annual stipends of $12,000 or more.
