U.S. says it will cut $8 billion for climate projects in blue states
A top Trump administration official on Wednesday said the U.S. Department of Energy will cut billions of dollars in funding for energy projects in Democratic…
Feds sue L.A. County sheriff over concealed carry gun permits
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Robert Luna, claiming the department violated county…
Judge rules Trump can’t deny funds to L.A., other ‘sanctuary’ cities
The Trump administration cannot deny funding to Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of “sanctuary” policies that limit their cooperation with federal…
Border Patrol show of force at Newsom event spurs demand for info
Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a request Sunday seeking records from the Trump administration to explain why a phalanx of Border Patrol agents showed up outside…
Ohio city whose Haitian migrants were disparaged by Trump braces to defend them against deportation
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An Ohio city whose Haitian migrants were disparaged by a Donald Trump falsehood last year as he pitched voters on his plans for an…
U.S. deports migrants from Jamaica, Cuba, and other countries to the small African kingdom of Eswatini
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The United States sent five migrants it describes as “barbaric” criminals to the African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the…
Trump Administration sues Mayor Karen Bass, City Council over sanctuary policy
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the city of Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass and City Council members Monday, calling L.A.’s sanctuary city law “illegal”…
After decades in the U.S., Iranians arrested in Trump’s deportation drive
Mandonna “Donna” Kashanian lived in the United States for 47 years, married a U.S. citizen and raised their daughter. She was gardening in the yard…
Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin dairy farmer alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers by…
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,…
Will Korea’s ‘sensitive’ country designation impair cooperation with U.S.?
SEOUL — A revelation that the U.S. Department of Energy has designated South Korea as a “sensitive country” — a label reserved for nations deemed to pose…
Avocado, tequila prices could go up due to Trump’s Mexico tariffs
That extra dab of guacamole on a burrito is likely to cost more in coming days.President Trump’s new tariffs, if they go into effect on…
How Linda McMahon’s Education Department plans could affect California
* Longtime wrestling executive Linda McMahon on track to become U.S. secretary of Education.* In nomination hearing, she tells senators of her vision for department,…
Huntington Beach’s city attorney joins Trump’s Justice Department
WASHINGTON — Michael Gates, Huntington Beach’s city attorney for the last decade and tireless antagonist of the state’s liberal politics, has joined the U.S. Department of Justice’s…