Audience-funded nonprofit news
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
-
Listen Listen
Trump Administration
A new analysis finds that in 2025 major catastrophes took 276 lives and caused $115 billion in damages. It could have been much worse.
From LAist reporters
-
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.
Sponsored message
The 2024 Vote
From our partner CalMatters
-
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.
Stay informed with independent, local news
More on Trump's policies and actions
-
The Trump administration is suing over California’s policy of providing in-state tuition, scholarships and loans to some immigrant students.
-
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter popular parks. They will be left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents.
-
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
-
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.
-
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over.
-
The judge's decision on the appointment of Lindsey Halligan marks a significant setback to efforts to go after the president's perceived political enemies.
-
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
-
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was one of President Trump's most outspoken supporters. But she is planning to leave office following a growing rift with the president.
-
Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an "America First" conservative who has clashed with President Donald Trump and her party, said Friday she would resign from Congress on Jan. 5, 2026.
-
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
President Trump is set to meet with House Republicans Tuesday at the Kennedy Center as lawmakers are calling for more details on the recent operation in Venezuela.
Sponsored message
More stories
-
The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
-
Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-19 shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, stretching on for five weeks.
-
The Trump administration has deployed or threatened to deploy National Guard troops in more than half a dozen American cities that it says are crime ridden.
-
Many park sites remain open without full regular staffing.
-
On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
-
Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.
-
Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open.
-
The DOJ says the application delays go against the Second Amendment.
-
As a government shutdown becomes more likely, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows even though President Trump has a low approval rating, just 1 in 4 approve of how Democrats in Congress are doing.
-
The leaders of the U.S. and Israel say they have agreed to a broad plan that could end Israel's war in Gaza. But substantial uncertainties remain.
