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…
Thousands nationwide mark 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder
MINNEAPOLIS — Police reform and civil rights activists joined thousands of other people Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder at religious services, concerts…
Federal judge orders Trump administration to return Guatemalan deported to Mexico
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico in spite of his…
Trump attack on Harvard to block international students raises fears at California campuses
WASHINGTON — A multifront assault by the Trump administration against the nation’s oldest university intensified on Friday when Harvard sued to block the government from barring international…
Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students
NEW YORK — The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward what it describes…
Contributor: The U.S. credit downgrade is not the problem. Our reckless spending is
America’s debt-addicted government just lost its triple-A credit rating from Moody’s, as it previously had from fellow rating agencies S&P and Fitch. Many in Washington…
Trump administration seeks to end protections for immigrant children in federal custody
McALLEN, Texas — The Trump administration is seeking to end an immigration policy cornerstone that since the 1990s has offered protections to child migrants in federal custody,…
Biden is part of a long history of presidential health cover-ups
Suddenly, it’s 2024 all over again.Once more we’re litigating Joe Biden’s catatonic debate performance, his lumbering gait, his moth-eaten memory and his selfish delusion he…
The future of history: Trump could leave less documentation behind than any previous U.S. president
WASHINGTON — For generations, official American documents have been meticulously preserved and protected — from the era of quills and parchment to boxes of paper to the…
Rubio, at Senate hearing, defends Trump foreign policy
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic senators sparred Tuesday over the Trump administration’s foreign policies, including on Ukraine and Russia, the Middle East and…
Trump administration agrees to pay nearly $5 million to settle suit over Ashli Babbitt shooting in Capitol
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has agreed to pay just under $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit that Ashli Babbitt’s family filed over her shooting…