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The remarks contrast with Border Czar Tom Homan's softer messaging earlier this year, after two U.S. citizens were killed by immigration officials in Minneapolis.
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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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A second U.S. Air Force combat plane was shot down near the Strait of Hormuz, capping off another week of intensified fighting in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
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Publicly available data also shows the number of people being held at the facility near Victorville has tripled since last fiscal year.
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Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files, the DOJ has made no additional arrests.
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Her departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.
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The majority seemed skeptical of the Trump administration's argument on birthright citizenship.
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Since his first term, Trump has promised action that materializes months later or not at all.
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Trump used a prime-time address to outline his objectives for the war and discuss the military's progress to date.
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The plan would fund DHS, except for immigration enforcement, through September.
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Officials say the change will affect an estimated 23,000 people in Los Angeles County.
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President Trump would be the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation's highest court.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning from skeptical Democrats.
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Production in Hollywood has been suffering. But it's unclear how a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States would work — or who it would help.
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The prison on a forbidding island off San Francisco was operated at a prohibitive cost. Now, President Donald Trump says it's time to substantially enlarge and rebuild Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.
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The Trump administration and Congress have taken a series of actions that could greatly affect federal student loan borrowers.
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Hours after the Trump administration proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts from next year's federal budget, hundreds of arts groups in the U.S., including in Los Angeles, were told their grants were canceled.
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When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't good" and that he hoped Trump had nothing to do with it.
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The president says a third term is "not something I'm looking to do," and the U.S. economy is in a "transition period."
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The Department of Health and Human Services says it will require new vaccines to be tested against a placebo, which could complicate and delay Food and Drug Administration approval of many vaccines.
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In an executive order, President Donald Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters. LAist gets about 4% of its annual funding from CPB.
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The $250 million, which would fund about 500 electric trucks at the ports of L.A. and Long Beach, remains frozen as a legal dispute plays out.
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Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
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Trump has made many changes to immigration policy in his first 100 days. Here are five you should know about.
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The VA Servicing Purchase program has helped about 20,000 veterans avoid foreclosure. But Republicans in Congress have been critical of the program, saying it puts too much taxpayer money at risk.
