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Trump Administration
The bulk of the president's social media posts don't make news. But taken together they show what's on his mind as he leads the nation through war and domestic turmoil.
From LAist reporters
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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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More on Trump's policies and actions
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The Trump administration has threatened to withhold funds from schools who uphold the framework.
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The remaining USAID employees were given an end-of-employment date in an email sent out Friday.
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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.
Under the Trump administration, work to reduce flammable vegetation fell by more than a million acres compared to previous years.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to impose the broad tariffs that have affected California.
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Trump created the group to oversee his ceasefire plan in Gaza, and said member states have pledged $7 billion for Gaza reconstruction.
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“ This is one of those situations where both the left and the right should be supportive.”
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The move is another Trump administration effort to limit legal pathways to migration or resettlement.
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In a rare move, the White House recently took down a racist post from one of President Trump's social media accounts. Extremism researchers say it fits a pattern.
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This court observer program started last summer when the Trump administration’s deportation campaign ramped up in Southern California.
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Criminal defense lawyers are tracking when the Justice Department appears to rely on irregular charging practices.
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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.
