Audience-funded nonprofit news
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
-
Listen Listen
-
Listen Listen
Trump Administration
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.
From LAist reporters
-
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.
Sponsored message
The 2024 Vote
From our partner CalMatters
-
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.
Stay informed with independent, local news
More on Trump's policies and actions
-
The Trump administration plans to end a $7 billion Biden-era program that helps low-income households get solar power.
-
President Trump has been pushing to broker an end to the war in Ukraine since he took office. But it hasn't been quick or easy.
-
UC officials say a payment of this scale would “completely devastate” the university system.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning from skeptical Democrats.
Sponsored message
-
The alleged gunman has been identified as Cole Allen, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
-
A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that immigration laws allow people to apply for asylum at the border, and the president cannot bypass this.
-
California for now has prevented the Trump administration from changing priorities in homelessness funding to favor temporary shelters rather than long-term housing.
-
Kevin Warsh's confirmation could be held up by forces that are outside his control.
-
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer becomes the third cabinet departure of President Donald Trump's second term.
-
The U.S. government has set Monday as the day when some companies can begin requesting refunds.
-
After Iran again closed the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said the U.S. is returning to Pakistan for negotiations.
-
Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October. Facilities in Texas and California are the deadliest.
-
Iran is reversing course on its decision to reopen the critical waterway until the United States completely lifts its blockade of Iranian ports.
-
Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz is open. President Trump swiftly responded that the U.S. naval blockade on Iran will continue.
-
Lawmakers have been in a stalemate for over 60 days about funding the entire department.
-
The nomination comes after months of interim leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
