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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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Dr. Dave Weldon, Trump's pick for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was withdrawn from consideration shortly before a scheduled Senate confirmation hearing.
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President Trump has upended global markets by imposing tariffs on imports from several of America's top trading partners. Here's what to know.
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The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how to increase uptake.
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Educators are working through how to improve outcomes for Black students as the federal government seeks to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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The Environmental Protection Agency didn't provide details about what it wants to do with the regulations — whether it will try to weaken them or eliminate them entirely.
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The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve as a check on President Trump. Supporters say that is exactly the point.
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While Trump's executive order takes aim at Perkins Coie, the judge said it "casts a chilling harm of blizzard proportion across the entire legal profession."
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Teacher unions and some parent groups condemned the cuts, while school choice advocates celebrated them.
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According to the department, more than 1,300 positions will be cut as a result of this reduction in force. Roughly another 600 employees have accepted voluntary resignations or retired.
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The House has passed legislation that would make sweeping changes to voter registration, including requiring those signing up to present documents proving U.S. citizenship.
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 Maryland resident, originally of El Salvador, has been a symbol of the Trump administration's mass deportation policy after mistakenly being sent to an El Salvador prison.
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The president's messaging about a strong economy is at odds with widespread voter sentiment that he's not doing enough to tackle rising costs.
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The department said recalling these fired staffers would "bolster and refocus" civil rights enforcement "in a way that serves and benefits parents, students, and families."
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Changes to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are taking an axe to the agency's traditional mission of ensuring people lawfully immigrate and stay in the U.S.
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On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from "hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries."
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Legal challenges put SAVE borrowers in limbo for months, a time during which they were not required to make payments on their loans.
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The payments are targeted at row crop farmers in the wake of this year's tariff hikes.
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Republicans in Congress have shown some willingness to push back on President Trump, but it is not clear how far they are willing to push back.
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The app lets people anonymously share the locations of immigration agents but Apple removed it from its app store under pressure from the Trump administration.
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The FBI agents kneeled during a protest in 2020 not to reflect a left-wing political view, but to de-escalate a volatile situation, they say in court papers.
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Trump has prompted a redistricting race as he tries to maintain Republican control of the House in the 2026 elections. Democrats have fewer options to counter.
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The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. At stake is a 90-year precedent.
