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The Trump administration and major refiners are using the war to justify restarting oil production and weakening climate rules.
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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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Kent said he "cannot in good conscience" back the Iran war. In his resignation letter, he says Iran "posed no imminent threat to our nation."
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United in song, the activists expressed solidarity with families who've been affected by the Trump administration's mass deportation effort.
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Trump is using Cold War-era emergency powers to force a California oil pipeline back online — and Gov. Newsom vows to sue, to block the move.
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With the price of oil reaching nearly $105 a barrel on Monday, President Trump again urged NATO and China to help secure the vital Strait of Hormuz.
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Fees paid by airline passengers keep piling up, even as airport security officers work without pay.
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In a post on Truth Social, President Trump announced Friday that Richard Grenell is leaving the Kennedy Center. The arts complex is scheduled to close in July for renovations.
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A federal judge said the probe was part of an improper campaign by the Trump administration to pressure the central bank into cutting interest rates.
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California Democrats introduced legislation to restore Medi-Cal for all income-qualifying residents of any age, including undocumented immigrants.
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President Donald Trump is pushing the Senate to abandon the filibuster and pass the SAVE American Act, a bill top Democrat calls "Jim Crow 2.0."
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Israel targeted Iran's oil facilities for the first time early Sunday, with videos showing huge flames lighting up the sky.
The Senate approved a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, early Friday. The bill does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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President Donald Trump visited the Federal Reserve to inspect an ongoing renovation and disagreed with the Fed chair about the project's final cost in an extraordinary moment.
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The Federal Communications Commission approved the sale of Paramount Global after the buyer made pledges to showcase a diversity of viewpoints and root out alleged bias in CBS' news coverage.
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It's just the start of a summer recess for Congress, but already House Republicans are being asked questions back home about the push to release records related to the late Jeffrey Epstein.
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The White House directive calls for prioritizing money for programs that require sobriety and treatment, and for cities that enforce homeless camping bans.
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The decision is the latest blow to these services since the Trump administration began seeking to ban them nationwide six months ago.
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The ruling keeps a block on the Trump administration from denying citizenship to children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily.
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The Trump administration wants to reverse a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. The finding is the basis for much of the United States' climate change regulations.
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The decision further limits a 90-year-old high-court precedent that was aimed at protecting the independence of certain regulatory agencies.
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President Donald Trump had called for the release of grand jury testimony related to Epstein. Two judges in New York also are weighing requests from the Justice Department to unseal grand jury transcripts.
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President Donald Trump says he wants to make sure the United States wins the artificial intelligence race. The White House says fewer regulations will help.
