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The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance.
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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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U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia, who represents Long Beach, promised a robust investigation and said the first hearing will be in Los Angeles.
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The appeals court overturned the ruling of a lower court judge in Oregon, which could pave the way for President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland.
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The U.S. will slash assistance to Colombia and enact tariffs on its exports because the country's leader, Gustavo Petro, "does nothing to stop" drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday.
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Of the original nine schools that received the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, the majority have indicated they are not planning on signing.
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The disgraced New York Republican was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a litany of federal charges, including wire fraud and identity theft.
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The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, President Trump said.
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The Trump administration says most of the layoffs announced last week aren't covered by a court-ordered pause that only applies to programs or offices where the union plaintiffs represent employees.
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The university says the compact, as the Trump administration called it, could undermine free inquiry and academic excellence.
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In a hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the layoffs have brought a human cost that cannot be tolerated.
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Multiple sources tell NPR that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
Hundreds of protesters have been killed in Iran, rights groups say, as President Trump threatened "strong" military action.
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California’s ESL courses gained 30,000 students over the past six years. As the Trump administration revokes student visas and escalates immigration raids, that growth is at risk.
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Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
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Current and former officials say the current effort amounts to the dismantling of the civil rights division and its traditional mission.
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With tariffs wreaking havoc on California’s economy and health costs rising, the state is facing a deficit that could exceed $10 billion next year.
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Leaders from both major political parties have been working to bring back manufacturing. But American manufacturers say they are struggling to fill the manufacturing jobs we already have.
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DOGE staffers tried to assign a team to the independent Corporation for Public Broadcasting after President Trump's alleged firing of three board members last month.
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Trump administration launches investigation into CA’s cash assistance program for certain immigrantsA Los Angeles County department is being subpoenaed for all records, including immigration status.
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President Trump wants to lower drug prices in the U.S. by tying them to the prices paid in other developed countries. The pharmaceutical industry has long opposed the approach.
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Stocks rallied after the U.S. and China said they would slash tariffs on each other's imports for 90 days.
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The Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement.
