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California Democrats introduced legislation to restore Medi-Cal for all income-qualifying residents of any age, including undocumented immigrants.
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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 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.
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the Trump administration will continue to treat opioid overdoses as a "national security" emergency even as fentanyl deaths decline.
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College advisors are hearing concerns about the future of federal financial aid federal loans, and support for financial aid forms.
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The decision by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes blocks the Department of Defense from carrying through with a policy directive designed to remove transgender service members from the military.
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E-bike vouchers and rooftop solar? Maybe not as local nonprofits face ongoing federal funding freezeClimate resilience projects in the San Gabriel Valley are once again in flux amid Trump funding confusion.
Victor Correa had been watching videos of immigration raids on social media for months, with a combined sense of fury and heartbreak.
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Tricia McLaughlin has become the public face defending the Trump administration's mass deportation policy and immigration tactics over the past year.
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Partnerships between ICE and local law enforcement agencies has expanded widely under the second Trump administration, data analyzed by NPR shows.
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The Trump administration is proposing massive changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. We asked disaster experts to weigh in.
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Is the U.S. still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.
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"There doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum," Obama said.
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Government sources and advocates for migrant children worry the administration is concentrating pregnant unaccompanied minors in Texas to restrict their access to abortion.
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Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg during the incident. Another Venezuelan man was also accused of attacking an immigration officer.
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California filed a lawsuit this week challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s threat to withhold funding over the state’s policy on gender identity disclosure.
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Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, sued Hegseth after the Defense Secretary moved to formally censure him.
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The disclosure from the agency's acting director came after immigration officers shot two U.S. citizens, intensifying questions about ICE officers' tactics.
