Trump administration is deploying National Guard troops to L.A.
The Trump administration announced Saturday that National Guard troops were being sent to Los Angeles — an action Gov. Gavin Newsom said he opposed. President…
Migrants and ICE officers contend with heat, smog and illness after detoured South Sudan flight
WASHINGTON — Migrants placed on a deportation flight originally bound for South Sudan are now being held in a converted shipping container on a U.S. naval base…
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs…
U.S. charges Kilmar Abrego Garcia with transporting people who were in the country illegally
WASHINGTON — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a political flashpoint in the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement, was being returned to the…
Trump once opened the door to the LGBTQ+ community. Now activists say he’s their top threat
WASHINGTON — When he first ran for office, Donald Trump appeared to be a new kind of Republican when it came to gay rights.Years earlier, he overturned…
U.S. hits International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over investigation into Israel
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court over the tribunal’s investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in…
Trump’s breakup with Musk devolves into a war of insults
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s friendship and political alliance with Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who fueled Trump’s campaign with record amounts of cash before working at…
The Navy reportedly wants to rename the USNS Harvey Milk
California leaders denounced reports Tuesday that the Trump administration is preparing to strip the name of slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk from a naval…
Sloppiness of Homeland Security’s ‘sanctuary city’ list is the point
The Department of Homeland Security’s “sanctuary jurisdiction list” has more holes than the plot for the latest “Mission Impossible” film.All you need to know about…
Justice Dept. ratchets up threats over trans athletes in California
The U.S. Justice Department ratcheted up its efforts to block transgender athletes from competing in school sports in California by warning school districts Monday that…
Travel disruptions fueled by Trump policies may culminate at peak summer season
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration invited travel industry executives to the White House in May for a meeting on federal plans for the 2026 World Cup, a…
The California Democratic Party’s premiere event will have two notable no-shows
Thousands of California Democrats will gather this weekend to be courted by gubernatorial and potential presidential candidates, rage against the Trump administration and organize for…
California, Democratic states sues to stop Trump cuts to science research
California on Wednesday joined 15 other states filing suit against the National Science Foundation and its acting director, alleging the agency has illegally terminated millions…
Democrats urge DHS to reinstate legal status of girl facing deportation
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers this week condemned the Trump administration’s termination of humanitarian protections that have left a 4-year-old girl who is receiving critical medical treatment in Los…
Trump trade strategy roiled by court blocking global tariffs
President Trump’s tariff strategy has been thrown into turmoil after a U.S. court issued a rare rebuke blocking many of the import taxes he has…
217 days and counting: Trump’s rules slow the release of migrant children to their families
WASHINGTON — Dressed in a pink pullover, the 17-year-old girl rested her head in her hands, weighing her bleak options from the empty room of a shelter…
Contributor: Once, international students feared Beijing’s wrath. Now Trump is the threat
American universities have long feared that the Chinese government will restrict its country’s students from attending institutions that cross Beijing’s sensitive political lines.Universities still fear…
Judge accuses the Trump administration of ‘manufacturing’ chaos in migrant deportation case
WASHINGTON — A federal judge suggested the Trump administration was “manufacturing” chaos and said he hoped that “reason can get the better of rhetoric” in a scathing…
Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million, a senior administration official said Tuesday, intensifying the…
Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in U.S cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them
As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants…