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The lawsuit is the latest power struggle between the state and U.S. government over energy rights.
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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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National parks across the country face conflicting demands and uncertainty as a result of the ongoing federal funding dispute.
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It's the latest example of tech giants bowing to pressure from the Trump administration. Legal experts say the developer of the app has free speech rights that may have been violated.
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Hamas said it would agree to release the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Despite not agreeing to the full U.S. peace proposal, President Trump said Hamas seemed ready for peace.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the Trump administration has to look at ways to "save money in a responsible way that respects the American taxpayer's money" during shutdown.
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The White House and GOP lawmakers say a provision in the Big Beautiful Bill that Democrats want rolled back keeps undocumented people from getting health benefits — a claim experts say is misleading.
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The statue honors Trump's "long-lasting bond" with Epstein, which the president denies. The National Park Service took down the statue after one day last week, saying it didn't comply with its permit.
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The government's monthly jobs report was not published Friday as a result of the federal shutdown. That's left businesses and policymakers in the dark about the strength of the U.S. job market.
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USC says it’s reviewing the letter also sent to eight other prestigious schools nationwide. California's governor vowed that any California universities that sign will lose state funding.
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A shortage of air traffic controllers may have played a role in ending the last government shutdown in 2019. U.S airlines are once again bracing for possible delays in commercial aviation.
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It's Obamacare health insurance prices — and how much help 24 million Americans will get with their premiums — that are in dispute.
The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now.
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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.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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Street vendors may soon see privacy protections from immigration enforcement.
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The justices left in place a lower court order that so far has only required the Trump administration to pay contractors for foreign aid work that has already been completed — roughly $2 billion.
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Michigan's Slotkin — a centrist with deep national security credentials — delivered the Democrats' rebuttal to Trump's speech, highlighting bipartisanship and the "core beliefs" most Americans share.
