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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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Video footage can be used to keep government employees accountable.
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U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer will allow California to question key Trump administration officials and seek details on how national troops have been used since their deployment earlier this month.
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Lawmakers from both parties oppose Trump's proposed funding cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid.
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President Trump ran on a pledge to end "forever wars," so what comes next is pivotal. Here are five things to watch.
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The attack marks a major escalation in the burgeoning war between Iran and Israel and came despite years of promises by President Trump to keep the U.S. from entering another Middle East conflict.
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Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.
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President Donald Trump had a legitimate interest in protecting federal employees when he deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles, an appeals court ruled.
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The program had helped more than 1,800 veterans in California. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.
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President Donald Trump declined to say whether the U.S. would strike Iranian nuclear facilities, moments after Iran's supreme leader warned against an attack.
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says Iran is "marching very quickly" toward a nuclear weapon. The U.S. intelligence community says Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program in 2003.
The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that his department has revoked the student visas of hundreds of students so far, with plans to cancel more.
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President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. Unions vow to sue.
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Here are five takeaways from a week when the Trump administration has had to deal with the Signal chat leak, announced new tariffs and carried out more deportations.
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President Trump's newly announced 25% import tariffs on foreign cars will increase vehicle prices by thousands of dollars, experts say, but Tesla is likely to fare better than other carmakers.
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The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.
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The appointment of Catherine Eschbach could raise conflict-of-interest concerns. She will also lead the downsizing of an agency that holds contractors accountable to federal civil rights laws.
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The Trump administration says it hopes to save $11.4 billion by freezing and revoking COVID-era grants.
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The reduction in force comes along with a reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services, consolidating 28 divisions to 15.
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The state secrets privilege allows the U.S. government to withhold sensitive evidence in court cases. Both Democratic and Republican administrations have invoked it.
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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel denied the Trump administration's push to restart deportations of alleged gang members under a rarely used wartime authority known as the Alien Enemies Act.
