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DHS's handling of the incident raises questions about the department's oversight mechanisms to investigate employee misconduct.
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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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Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."
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A federal judge sided with UCLA in ordering the Trump administration to restore hundreds of health and science research grants.
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Administrators say the bargaining units should be dismissed, or that they have no standing. One campus is going after the federal agency in charge of union activity.
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President Donald Trump failed to revoke DACA in his first term and his focus on immigration this time has mostly ignored the policy.
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Ahead of the leaders' meeting on Monday, the White House released its peace plan to immediately end Israel's war in the territory, boost aid to Gaza and require Hamas to release Israeli hostages.
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Students at Maywood Academy High School are feeling the ripple effects after a summer of unrelenting immigration sweeps, during which one of their own classmates was deported.
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After canceling an earlier meeting, President Trump met with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders on Monday. Lawmakers have until the end of the day on Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.
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Experts urge honesty as ICE activity continues in L.A.
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The U.S. government will collect a multibillion-dollar fee from the American investors who will take over TikTok. Some experts call the fee and other deals like it "extortion."
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The new order says that the deal to turn over a majority stake in TikTok to a group of U.S. investors meets the terms ordered by Congress and will allow it to stay online in the U.S.
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.
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As President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress, reporters from across NPR's newsroom fact-checked his speech and offered context.
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The Office of Personnel Management has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to identify probationary employees ahead of a mass firing. The reissued memo does not order fired workers reinstated.
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The president's address to a joint session of Congress is expected to touch on DOGE, immigration, tariffs and the future of U.S. support for Ukraine.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed an $840 billion plan to build up the bloc's defense as President Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine.
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investors continued a selloff that had started on Monday after Trump announced that there was "no room left" for negotiation with Mexico or Canada.
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The news comes just days after a disastrous meeting between the U.S. president and Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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The White House has been clear that it intends to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, and that it will be McMahon's job to oversee that effort.
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Canada and China hit back swiftly after Trump's sweeping tariffs took effect Tuesday, raising fears of a global trade war. International markets, meanwhile, continued to slide.
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President Trump warned international students that if they support groups the U.S. deems terrorist organizations, "we will find you, and we will deport you." It's left many student activists anxious.
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Before becoming the second-in-command at the FBI, Dan Bongino used his popular podcast to spread conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack. Here's what else he said.
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President Trump will lay out his second term agenda in an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.
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In the nearly 250-year history of the United States, English had never been designated as the nation's official language.
