U.S. says it’s leaving UNESCO again, only 2 years after rejoining
United Nations — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will once again withdraw from the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, an expected move that has the U.S.…
LAPD undergoes first major leadership shake-up with McDonnell as chief
In his first major shake-up since taking over the Los Angeles Police Department in November, Chief Jim McDonnell has given new assignments to more than…
Contributor: Courts can protect trans healthcare by recognizing patient-physician privilege
Information, in the second Trump administration, is a currency of power and fear. Last week, Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi announced sweeping subpoenas targeting physicians and…
Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and…
Hunter Biden slams George Clooney, Jake Tapper and Democratic party
Hunter Biden finally made news outside the MAGA mediasphere for something that’s usually the work of Fox News and other deep state disseminators: He verbally…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Tennessee to delay releasing him from jail in order to prevent the Trump administration…
Marines to leave Los Angeles, Pentagon says
More than a month after President Trump made the fiercely contentious decision to send about 700 U.S. Marines to Los Angeles, those troops will begin…
California sues Trump for blocking undocumented immigrants from benefit programs
California and a coalition of other liberal-led states sued the Trump administration Monday over new rules barring undocumented immigrants from accessing more than a dozen…
Environmentalists’ lawsuit to halt Alligator Alcatraz filed in wrong court, Florida official says
Florida’s top emergency official asked a federal judge on Monday to resist a request by environmentalists to halt an immigration detention center known as Alligator…
With gavel in hand, Trump chisels away at the power of a compliant Congress
WASHINGTON — “Mr. President, this is the gavel used to enact the ‘big, beautiful bill,’” House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a White House signing ceremony on…
As Trump’s raids ramp up, a Texas region’s residents stay inside — even when they need medical care
WESLACO, Texas — These days, Juanita says a prayer every time she steps off the driveway of her modest rural home.The 41-year-old mother, who crossed into the…
Republicans can’t stop talking about Joe Biden. That may be a problem
ATLANTA — It’s been six months since Joe Biden left the Oval Office. Republicans, including President Trump, can’t stop talking about him.The House has launched investigations asserting…
Column: Newsom needs to stop kidding around. He’s running for president
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
Epstein transcript unsealing won’t reveal much, ex-prosecutors say
NEW YORK — A Justice Department request to unseal grand jury transcripts in the prosecution of chronic sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend is unlikely…
Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk
AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, won his last…
What to know about the African kingdom of Eswatini, where U.S. has sent deportees
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa…
Off-duty border agent shot in a Manhattan park in apparent botched robbery, police say
NEW YORK — An off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in a Manhattan park after an apparent robbery gone wrong, New York City police…
Jeffrey Epstein presents elements of a classic conspiracy
These are salad days for the likes of Joseph Uscinski, who spends his time peering down rabbit holes and poking in the dark spaces where…
Forget the high road: Newsom takes the fight to Trump and his allies
SACRAMENTO — In a common insult the Trump administration uses against dissidents of federal policy, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called a California judge…
Medicaid searches, 10,000 new agents and immigrant arrest numbers.
News about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and arrests seems to flow as if emanating from an unending tap.That makes it difficult, at times,…