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The plan would fund DHS, except for immigration enforcement, through September.
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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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Pakistan's foreign minister said the country is relaying messages and that Iran is deliberating on a U.S. proposal.
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Iran says no to Trump's ceasefire plan and publicized a counterproposal that includes safeguards against future attacks on Iran and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Tech company Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI system, is suing the Trump administration over the government labeling it a "supply chain risk."
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After a Trump action, oil is again flowing in Santa Barbara County. But that's in violation of recent court orders, says top lawyer for an environmental group.
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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.
New federal data shows ICE arrested more than 14,000 people in the L.A. area in 2025.
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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.
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Trump put 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on Tuesday. Markets tanked. And by Thursday, he had decided to broadly lift them.
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U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said the attempt to pause trillions in federal spending "fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government."
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The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges that the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.
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Hampton Dellinger said he was dropping his case a day after the federal appeals court in Washington sided with the Trump administration in removing him as the head of the Office of Special Counsel.
