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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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Facing budget shortfalls, local governments are now asking philanthropists to help provide cash assistance and rent relief to families with detained workers.
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The USDA has set a deadline of July 30 for states to hand over the sensitive data of tens of millions of people who applied for federal food assistance, while a lawsuit is trying to stop the collection.
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President Trump filed a $10 billion defamation suit Friday against the The Wall Street Journal following reporting on his past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.
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"It will test every single shred of creativity we have to continue to try to serve our mission," says one public media executive, as Congress ends federal funding for public broadcasting.
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The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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The Senate voted to approve the $9 billion rescission package early Thursday.
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The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts that would claw back $1.1 billion previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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The ACLU and other groups have taken legal action to challenge the Trump administration's policy to bar children without legal status from Head Start programs.
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Earlier this month, the government websites that hosted the authoritative, peer-reviewed national climate assessments went dark. Officials say they're only obligated to give the reports to Congress.
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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UC officials say a payment of this scale would “completely devastate” the university system.
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The second Trump administration has removed more climate and environmental data from websites in the first 100 days than the first administration, according to a new report.
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Thursday's move would compel colleges to report more data about the students they enroll and those who apply, including applicants' race and standardized test scores.
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The ruling deems the government's termination of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities unlawful and allows a lawsuit brought by humanities groups to move forward.
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Trump is calling for a "new" census that excludes people in the U.S. without legal status. The 14th Amendment requires the "whole number of persons in each state" in a key set of census results.
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The White House said that starting just after midnight that goods from more than 60 countries and the European Union would face tariff rates of 10% or higher.
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The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
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Trump told reporters on Wednesday evening that he is considering taking over the D.C. police force and sending in the National Guard after a former DOGE staffer was hurt in an attempted carjacking.
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The Trump administration wants to make it easier for companies to use drones for business — from delivering coffee to inspecting power lines to working on farms.
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The Trump administration canceled about $500 million for research into mRNA vaccines. The move slows progress in using the technology to prevent a future pandemic or treat disease, experts say.
