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DHS's handling of the incident raises questions about the department's oversight mechanisms to investigate employee misconduct.
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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 Trump administration has announced a flurry of changes at the agency that oversees Social Security. Advocates warn these moves could lead to people having a harder time getting help with benefits.
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The advisories come after some citizens from European countries and Canada have been detained and deported by immigration officials while traveling to the United States.
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Here are five takeaways from a week when President Trump moved ahead with deportations and sweeping changes to the federal government — and ran into obstacles in the courts.
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DHS confirms it is implementing a reduction in force in three oversight offices as part of the effort to cut the federal workforce.
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The president said federal student loans would move to the Small Business Administration, and hinted that the Department of Health and Human Services would take over special education oversight.
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White House communication has caused confusion over the fate of the country's newest national monuments in California.
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With cuts to nearly all the staff at the Department of Education's primary data agency, low-income and rural schools may not get the federal funds they rely on in coming years.
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Friday's hearing over the merits of the judge's temporary restraining order came as the case has become a flashpoint between the judiciary and executive branches.
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Judge James Boasberg had earlier asked the Trump administration to provide more details about weekend flights that deported hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador — despite his order to turn the planes around.
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The Trump administration has already moved to cut the department's staff by nearly half.
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.
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President Donald Trump's administration announced Wednesday new "massive sanctions" against Russia's oil industry that are aimed at bringing an end to Moscow's brutal war on Ukraine.
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Two significant legal actions — including a possible decision from the U.S. Supreme Court — are expected this week. While both would be preliminary, they could impact how courts weigh in on such cases going forward.
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But the number is impossible to measure since Congress let lapse a requirement that ICE report how many pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants are in custody.
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The phrase appeals more to several demographics that strongly align with Trump, says Republican strategist Frank Luntz, including older voters, for whom he suggests it signals "a more simple past."
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The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.
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President Trump's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.
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New York State Police say the man was arrested after they received word from the FBI that that he made "threats to kill a member of Congress."
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The Trump administration is quietly unraveling a court settlement meant to reunite and help families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, the ACLU says, putting thousands at risk of being torn apart again.
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The "Danger Zone" singer is asking for his performance to be deleted from a fake "King Trump" video that the president posted to Truth Social on Saturday.
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Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom.
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U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia, who represents Long Beach, promised a robust investigation and said the first hearing will be in Los Angeles.
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The appeals court overturned the ruling of a lower court judge in Oregon, which could pave the way for President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland.
