Key points people need to understand about Trump’s Education Department closure
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a long-anticipated action that will affect how billions of dollars…
Responding to Trump, Ventura proposes protections for LGBTQ+ people, immigrants
The proposal considered Tuesday night was meant to be a big stand by a small city, an effort to protect from the Trump administration a…
Trump administration guts board of U.S. Institute of Peace, a nonprofit agency
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration fired most of the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace — an independent nonprofit organization established and funded by Congress that…
Legal experts pan Trump’s Supreme Court appeal
WASHINGTON — Trump administration lawyers sent the Supreme Court an emergency appeal this week with a “modest” procedural request, not to uphold new limits on birthright citizenship…
Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress’ funding for USAID, judge says
WASHINGTON — President Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian and development work abroad, a federal judge ruled, saying the administration…
What to know about Trump’s plans for a ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to establish a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” and a stockpile of U.S. digital assets.The move came after Trump’s…
Transgender Americans weigh leaving U.S. over Trump’s policies
Alexia Nunez presumed “things were going to be pretty bad” for transgender people under President Trump, given his campaign rhetoric, but had decided to stick…
Guest writer: President Trump came through for Los Angeles
As the Eaton and Palisades fires raged in Los Angeles, more than a few Democrats and at least one Times columnist claimed President Trump would…
Refugee aid groups say Trump administration trying to circumvent court order
SEATTLE — Refugee aid groups said in a federal court filing on Thursday that President Trump’s administration appears to be trying to circumvent a ruling this week…
U.S. judge blocks Trump’s effort to halt refugee admissions system
SEATTLE — A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday blocked President Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system.The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by…
Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders targeting DEI programs
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and…
EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases, per Trump order
Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases…
Second judge pauses Trump order against gender-affirming care for youth
SEATTLE — A second federal judge has paused President Trump’s executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19.U.S. District Court Judge Lauren…
Opinion: Someday, most likely, the buck will stop with Trump
Since taking office last month, Donald Trump has governed like a man with a sledgehammer and a checklist. He’s moving at a breakneck pace —…
Column: Trump and judges clash, and the U.S. needs a civics lesson
America, unfortunately, has long been suffering from a crisis of civics. Put simply, many Americans are woefully ignorant about the structure and features of their…
Education Department investigating CIF over transgender athlete policy
A day after the U.S. Department of Education announced it is opening a Title IX investigation into the California Interscholastic Federation for its policy allowing…
Trump targets paper straw purchases by government, won’t stop there
President Trump has declared the last straw. Or at least the paper ones used by federal agencies.In an executive order this week, the president barred…
More than six years after Malibu wildfires, many still struggle to rebuild
Mike and DNA Moore moved to Malibu in the late 1990s when DNA was pregnant with their first child. They raised three kids in the…
Rob Manfred says MLB’s ‘values on diversity remain unchanged’
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Three days after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said his league would remain committed to its diversity initiatives, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred…
Trump to sign executive order on transgender female athletes
President Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in women’s or…