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About 5.5 million borrowers currently are in default. They haven't risked wage garnishment since the beginning of the pandemic, when policymakers paused the practice.
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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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Trump called Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a "traitor" after his revoking political endorsement of her. Greene said Sunday his words can "put my life in danger."
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The dismissal of Greene — once the epitome of "Make America Great Again" — appeared to be the final break in a dispute simmering for months.
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The U.S. didn't send delegates to this year's world climate conference called COP30. But that void is being filled by leaders from state and cities including California.
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President Donald Trump has issued two pardons related to the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, including for a woman convicted of threatening to shoot FBI agents.
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Epstein looms large for many conspiracy theorists, including QAnon believers.
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The judge has previously sided with UC scholars several times since June in halting Trump’s termination of science and health research funding.
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The overhaul shifts funds to transitional housing requiring work and addiction treatment. The administration says it promotes "self-sufficiency," but critics warn many will risk losing housing again.
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Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, even as President Trump tries to tout "record highs" in the stock market.
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The House of Representatives was sent home for the duration of the government shutdown. Members returned to the Capitol Wednesday with a lot on their minds.
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Immigrants in California's newest ICE detention center allege they're experiencing inhumane conditions and that they're not getting access to lawyers. Until recently, the site was a state prison.
The Trump administration is suing to block a new California that would ban federal law enforcement officers from wearings masks on duty.
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A letter from two House Democrats presses Rubio for details about who approved an effort to try to use hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on armored electric vehicles from Tesla.
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U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate inched up to 4.1% from 4.0% in January.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given the military until Wednesday to remove content highlighting diversity efforts following an executive order ending those programs across the government.
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Trump put 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on Tuesday. Markets tanked. And by Thursday, he had decided to broadly lift them.
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U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said the attempt to pause trillions in federal spending "fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government."
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The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges that the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.
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Hampton Dellinger said he was dropping his case a day after the federal appeals court in Washington sided with the Trump administration in removing him as the head of the Office of Special Counsel.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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Street vendors may soon see privacy protections from immigration enforcement.
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The justices left in place a lower court order that so far has only required the Trump administration to pay contractors for foreign aid work that has already been completed — roughly $2 billion.
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Michigan's Slotkin — a centrist with deep national security credentials — delivered the Democrats' rebuttal to Trump's speech, highlighting bipartisanship and the "core beliefs" most Americans share.
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As President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress, reporters from across NPR's newsroom fact-checked his speech and offered context.
