Audience-funded nonprofit news
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
-
Listen Listen
Trump Administration
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.
From LAist reporters
-
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.
Sponsored message
The 2024 Vote
From our partner CalMatters
-
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.
Stay informed with independent, local news
More on Trump's policies and actions
-
President Trump called off a planned Thursday meeting with top Congressional Democrats to discuss a possible deal to avoid a government shutdown. He called Democrats' demands "unserious." Democrats say he chickened out.
-
In his United Nations General Assembly speech, President Donald Trump warned world leaders of "uncontrolled migration" and accused the U.N. of contributing to the problem.
-
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed laws to restrict ICE at schools and hospitals. A similar California law shielding courthouses from immigration enforcement shows they may be difficult to enforce.
-
Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, NPR has learned, the largest single month of firings since the process began in February.
-
President Trump is directing the Justice Department to prosecute his perceived political enemies, upending the career ranks and raising questions about selective prosecution.
-
UCLA and University of California leaders are fighting Trump’s demands for a $1.2 billion settlement over a litany of accusations, including that the campus permits antisemitism.
-
The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.
-
The president and his deputies tied autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, presented a cancer drug as possible treatment and said the FDA would change labeling. There's little strong scientific evidence for either.
-
Organizers say the rally was meant to defend free speech and to protest recent FCC actions.
-
At a service focused on Kirk's conservative Christian faith, President Trump described the late 31-year-old as the "greatest evangelist for American liberty" as Kirk's widow forgave the alleged gunman.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post that, at Trump's direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program.
Sponsored message
More Stories
-
The de minimis rule that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs ended on Aug. 29.
-
Trump posted online that Chicago was "about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR," but later said his administration wouldn't go to war with American cities but rather "clean them up."
-
On Sunday, South Korean officials said they would send a plane to bring the detained workers home. Earlier, South Korea's Foreign Minister said his nation was "deeply concerned" by the arrests.
-
The 69-year-old actor and veterans' advocate had been scheduled to receive the prestigious Sylvanus Thayer award at an official ceremony and parade on Sept. 25.
-
President Trump threatened the city with the deportation of undocumented immigrants, posting a reference to the film Apocalypse Now with the quote: "I love the smell of deportations in the morning."
-
Even after a federal court ruled his use of the National Guard in LA was illegal, the president has weighed sending troops to Chicago, Baltimore and New Orleans. Here's where things stand in those cities.
-
The president said the rebranding reflected a new tone for the country and its military. The White House said the "Department of War" will serve as a "secondary title" for the Department of Defense.
-
The U.S. job market showed more signs of weakness Friday, as the Labor Department reported just 22,000 jobs added in August. Revised figures show the economy lost jobs in June, for the first time since the pandemic winter of 2020.
-
NPR combed through court records and other data related to Trump's takeover of D.C. police to get a better understanding of who has been swept up in the federal surge and what charges they are facing.
-
"The business activities of our investors and the rights of our nationals must not be unjustly infringed," a foreign ministry spokesman said after about 300 South Koreans were detained.
-
The figure looks at the cost of National Guard and Marines stationed in L.A. since June.
-
The Trump administration is using decades-old laws, meant to prevent discrimination, to threaten school districts and states with cuts to vital federal funding.
