Indigenous activists see Trump’s Columbus Day rhetoric as cause for advocacy
Last week, President Trump announced he won’t recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and will bring Columbus Day “back from the ashes” — another sign some Native…
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security…
A medical researcher is wrongly snagged by Trump’s word police
SAN FRANCISCO — Nisha Acharya, an eye doctor and UC San Francisco professor, was at her campus clinic tending patients when a surprising email arrived.Her federal research…
Anti-Trump protesters rally again in cities across U.S.
NEW YORK — Opponents of the Trump administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as…
Top House Democrats seek DOGE details, questioning if it operates ‘outside the bounds’ of U.S. law
WASHINGTON — Top Democrats on the House Judiciary and House Oversight committees have filed a lengthy Freedom of Information Act request questioning whether the Trump administration’s DOGE…
Elon Musk brings a rash Silicon Valley approach to Washington
Washington has never seen anything like the rule-breaking, power-taking, government-torching, protocol-scorching force of delighted havoc and gleeful mayhem that is Elon Musk.Margaret O’Mara has.The University…
California lawmakers urge congressional leaders to continue federal wildfire aid
WASHINGTON — California’s lawmakers urged their leaders in Congress on Friday to continue funding federal aid in the wake of the L.A. fires, amid a congressional budget…
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…
California House Democrat introduces bill to reinstate veterans fired from federal government under Trump
WASHINGTON — A freshman Democratic congressman is introducing a bill to protect the jobs of veterans working for the U.S. government amid mass firings by the Trump…
New York governor says she won’t remove NYC mayor, for now
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul won’t immediately remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office but will instead push for increased oversight of…
U.S. deports migrants to Venezuela after Guantanamo transfer is blocked
EL PASO, Texas — Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the federal government to avoid transfer to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba were…
Treasury watchdog auditing Musk team access to fed payment system
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government’s payment system,…
California, other states sue over Elon Musk’s virtually ‘unchecked’ power
California joined more than a dozen other states Thursday in suing the Trump administration over Elon Musk’s informal role as the president’s personal budget advisor,…
Musk wants U.S. to ‘delete entire agencies’ from federal government
DUBAI — Elon Musk called on Thursday for the United States to “delete entire agencies” from the federal government as part of his push under President Trump…
Solutions: Here’s how the Trump administration can curb housing costs
One reason American voters handed the country’s reins back to President Trump was the extreme inflation in housing prices that took place under his predecessor.…
San Francisco sues Trump administration over crackdown on sanctuary cities
SAN FRANCISCO — In the latest national battle over immigration, San Francisco on Friday announced it was filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s recent directives…
Federal workers debate legitimacy of financial incentives to quit as deadline nears
WASHINGTON — Thousands of miles from Elon Musk’s office in the White House complex, a federal worker based in the Pacific Northwest is wondering whether to quit.Musk,…
Senators protest that Trump gave Musk staff access to classified info
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are demanding answers after they say President Trump gave billionaire Elon Musk and his staff access to sensitive data…
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…
Elon Musk’s grip on U.S. government spending raises questions
The world’s richest man, acting as an unelected “efficiency” consultant to President Trump, has in recent days managed the rare feat of overshadowing his boss…