Supreme Court says criminal migrants may be deported to South Sudan
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday the Trump administration may deport criminal migrants to South Sudan or Libya even if those countries are deemed too dangerous…
Risk of wider war with Iran raises stakes for Trump in NATO summit
THE HAGUE — Whether the United States launches a broader war against Iran after bombing its nuclear facilities may come down to President Trump’s meetings with NATO…
Contributor: Why ‘bunker busters’ won’t end Iran’s nuclear ambitions
On Sunday at approximately 2 a.m. Tehran time, seven B-2 stealth aircraft attacked the Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan, strikes enabled as…
GOP tax bill would ease regulations on gun silencers and some rifles and shotguns
WASHINGTON — The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain…
Rep. Judy Chu wants to go inside immigration detention facilities. ICE wants to stop her
Rep. Judy Chu first went inside the immigrant detention center in Adelanto in 2014, and conditions were bad. When she made it back inside the…
Brother and sister compete for Florida state Senate seat in a sibling showdown
ORLANDO, Fla. — Randolph Bracy and LaVon Bracy Davis are taking sibling rivalry to a new level as the brother and sister run against each other in…
Contributor: Cracks in the Trump coalition? They won’t matter
Donald Trump’s coalition has always been a Frankenstein’s monster — stitched together from parts that were never meant to coexist.Consider the contradictions: fast-food fanatics hanging…
Column: Big state budget questions linger about crime, Medi-Cal, Delta tunnel
SACRAMENTO — California really does still have a Legislature, even if you haven’t been reading or hearing much about it. In fact, it’s currently making a ton…
Trump sues to end tuition benefits for undocumented students
For 24 years, immigrants lacking documentation who graduated from high school in California have received in-state tuition benefits at public colleges and universities under a…
Survey shows Californians want ballots in more languages
SACRAMENTO — The vast majority of California voters support expanding access to translated ballots for people who speak limited English, an effort that would likely increase turnout,…
Contributor: The GOP wants to turn asylum into a pay-to-play system
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” now before the Senate takes the current preoccupation with making every governmental relationship transactional to an immoral extreme. It…
Trump says he’s open to ‘regime change’ in Iran, contradicting aides
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday called into question the future of Iran’s ruling theocracy after a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites, seemingly…
Judge orders Abrego Garcia’s release, but ICE likely to detain him
NASHVILLE — A federal judge in Tennessee on Sunday denied the U.S. government’s motion to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in detention before his trial on human smuggling…
L.A.’s Iranian community grapples with reactions to U.S. military attack
Roozbeh Farahanipour sat in the blue-green glow of his Westwood restaurant’s 220-gallon saltwater aquarium and worried about Iran, his voice accented in anguish.It was Sunday…
Trump’s move against Iran may draw more criticism from MAGA’s anti-interventionists
President Trump’s decision to strike three nuclear sites in Iran will almost assuredly draw more criticism from some of his supporters, including high-profile backers who…
How Trump has targeted Harvard’s international students — and what the latest court ruling means
President Trump and his administration have tried several tactics to block Harvard University’s enrollment of international students, part of the White House’s effort to secure…
U.S. braces for response as Iran weighs its options
WASHINGTON — Fallout from President Trump’s historic gamble to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities reverberated across the Middle East Sunday, as Washington braced for an unpredictable response from…
Trump ignites debate on presidential authority, wins GOP praise for Iran attack
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s bombardment of three sites in Iran quickly sparked debate in Congress over his authority to launch the strikes, with Republicans praising Trump for…
With U.S. airstrikes, Trump aims to deliver a decisive blow to a weakened Iran
WASHINGTON — President Trump, with his decision to order U.S. military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, is gambling that direct U.S. involvement can deliver a decisive blow…
Democrats at odds over response to Trump decision to join Israel-Iran war
After nearly two years of stark divisions over the war in Gaza and support for Israel, Democrats remain at odds over policy toward Iran after…