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California prosecutors are challenging claims from the federal government that ICE agents have immunity from prosecution.
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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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The major parties' redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country's two most populous states each taking a notable step toward a new congressional map.
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Several UCLA scientists tell LAist that their experiments on cancer, heart disease and other ailments are imperiled, but they’re more worried that young academics will abandon the field and that humanity will be worse off for it.
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The Justice Department began delivering files from its Jeffrey Epstein investigation to the House Oversight Committee on Friday. The panel plans to release some of the files publicly.
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The Trump administration has tied new requirements to election security grants. Some states told NPR they're passing on the grants as a result.
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The FBI says its searches of Bolton's home and office was authorized by a court but declined to provide further details. Bolton is a frequent critic of the president.
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Texas and President Donald Trump struck first in a gerrymandering battle that could tilt the 2026 midterms. That puts California Republicans in a bind as they contest Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting.
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California voters backed independent redistricting for congressional seats. Giving it up to counter President Trump creates a moral conflict, even for Democrats.
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President Donald Trump needs Congress' permission to use D.C.'s police for over 30 days, but there are no such limits on its National Guard. Experts spoke to NPR about how the takeover could end.
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The home improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. The retailer's history with day laborers is long. So far, it's choosing to keep its distance.
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But legal experts say he lacks the constitutional authority to do so.
A new analysis finds that in 2025 major catastrophes took 276 lives and caused $115 billion in damages. It could have been much worse.
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President Trump's approach to deportations is giving Democrats a unifying message in opposition to him. But the Democratic Party still lacks a common vision for what it would do differently.
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The LAPD said there were 35 arrests for allegedly violating the curfew order overnight. In all, the department said there have been 561 arrests related to protest activity since last Saturday.
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Students who started high school wearing face masks and testing for COVID-19 graduate in the midst of widespread immigration raids.
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Trump signed three measures revoking California's waivers for rules that clean up cars and trucks. California and 9 other states immediately sued.
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More than a month after a federal judge halted a key portion of President Donald Trump's executive order on voting, another judge has ruled that additional provisions of the order need to pause as well.
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Climate.gov is the main source of timely climate-related information for the public. It will stop publishing new information because the Trump administration laid off everyone who worked on it.
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After pausing and resuming gender-affirming care for some patients in January, the hospital says it faced more pressure from Trump administration officials.
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California law explicitly allows trans athletes to compete in girls’ sports, and those protections could stop Trump from blocking their participation.
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With the federalized National Guard deployed against the state's wishes and the Marines on the way to L.A., there are growing concerns about the policing role of the military.
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The ACLU argues that the Trump administration’s cancellation of a contract violated a 2023 settlement agreement.
