Rep. Garcia returns from El Salvador with a sliver of hope for deported gay hairdresser
Hello and happy Wednesday. I’m back and it feels like I never left because we’re still talking about Trumpian chaos.Rep. Robert Garcia traveled to El…
Newsom lawsuit against Trump – Los Angeles Times
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What is stopping Trump from exiling you to a foreign prison?
WASHINGTON — With cameras rolling in the Oval Office, President Trump told reporters this week that he would carefully study the law before deciding whether to exile…
Equalities watchdog to issue new guidelines on gender after ruling
New guidance for public bodies on single-sex spaces will be issued, after the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled a woman is defined by biological sex…
In-game gender reveals by Bryce Harper, Austin Reaves may start trend
Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper struck out during his first at-bat Monday night against the San Francisco Giants.He was probably a bit distracted. Harper and…
Column: Becerra boasts about his anti-Trump resume in bid for governor
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Can Newsom insulate California from Trump’s trade war?
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom promised action last week in response to President Trump’s dramatic decision to increase tariffs on trading partners worldwide. But does he have…
Column: Instead of bashing other Democrats, Newsom needs to look inward
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A Trump third term and the Putin parallel
President Trump’s suggestion he could bid for a third term has Kremlinologists revisiting a turning point in Russian history.Could it happen here?In 2008, a constitutional…
Nepal’s girls face new child marriage fears amid debate to change law | Gender Equity News
Bardiya, Nepal – Bali, unlike most girls around her, never liked to sing and dance. She loved cars and dreamed of how it would feel…
Column: Reagan administration took security seriously, unlike Trump
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter George Skelton and Anita Chabria cover the insights, legislation, players and politics you need to know in…
SCOTUS says if you build it, it’s still a gun
Hello and happy Thursday.On Nov. 14, 2019, a 16-year-old student with a homemade “ghost gun” walked onto the campus of Saugus High School in Santa…
UN official backs call for FIFA action on gender oppression in Afghanistan | Football News
The UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan urges ‘strong stand’ from FIFA for nation’s women to make return to international football.Afghanistan’s national women’s football team have…
Transgender Americans aim to block Trump’s passport policy change
BOSTON — When Ash Lazarus Orr went to renew his passport in early January, the transgender organizer figured it would be relatively routine.But more than two months…
Newsom’s dilemma after providing Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants
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Will California save Tesla? – Los Angeles Times
Hello and happy Thursday. The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which I’ll say again is not a real government entity, is continuing its…
Public data should not conflate sex and gender, review says
Cancer screenings have been missed and criminal convictions overlooked because of how data is collected about people's biological sex and gender identity, an independent review…
Veterans Affairs to phase out gender dysphoria medical treatments
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins announced Monday the VA will phase out medical treatments for gender dysphoria to comply with President Donald Trump's "Defending…
Column: Katie Porter has a shot at being California’s next governor, but there’s a big hitch
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If universities fall, democracy is one step closer to demise
Hello and happy Thursday. Today we’re starting with a quiz. Which American political leader said, “The professors are the enemy”? That would be Richard Nixon,…