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With diminished clout, Californians in Congress struggle to counter Trump's agenda
WASHINGTON — California — the self-proclaimed liberal resistance to President Trump’s policies — has long had an outsize voice in the…
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Is Xavier Becerra's next move running for governor? He's not saying. Yet.
WASHINGTON — He’s served in the California Legislature, in Congress and, most recently, in the Cabinet as President Biden’s secretary of…
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Community groups set up strike teams to respond to Trump's mass deportation plans
In the early days of President Trump’s first administration, several Kern County organizations launched a tip line people could contact if…
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Visiting L.A. after firestorm, Trump focuses on overhauling California water policy
During a visit to Los Angeles burn areas Friday, President Trump sought to convince California officials that the state’s system of water…
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Supreme Court will decide if religious schools may be funded as public charters
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear an Oklahoma case to decide whether the state must authorize a religious…
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Trump's rebuke to 'gender ideology' changes federal policy and sets up clash with California
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s executive order rejecting liberal “gender ideology” and restoring the “biological truth” of two sexes sets…
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'Scare tactic.' Bonta slams Trump move targeting local officials over immigration
WASHINGTON — As part of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the Department of Justice will be empowered to investigate and…
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'Freaked out': Fear, uncertainty grip California's immigrant community as Trump rolls out crackdown plan
Leticia Jimenez expects to graduate from Cal State San Bernardino this spring with a degree in business administration. She came to the…
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Trump signs orders to crack down on immigration, send troops to the border
WASHINGTON — President Trump took steps Monday to fundamentally and drastically change how the nation handles immigration, signing…
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Padilla hopes to increase firefighter pay, create affordable housing for disaster response
WASHINGTON — While firefighters continue to battle the Los Angeles County fires, California’s Sen. Alex Padilla is introducing a package…
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi will not attend Trump's inauguration
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, a spokesman confirmed…
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Sen. Marco Rubio appears set to win confirmation as secretary of State
WASHINGTON — Once a bitter critic of President-elect Donald Trump, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida headed into his first Senate…
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The Senate is considering the Laken Riley Act. Here's what it would do
WASHINGTON — The Senate this week is considering the Laken Riley Act, a Republican-led bill that mandates federal detention for immigrants…
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Biden administration to lift 'terrorism' designation on Cuba
WASHINGTON — After years of debate, the Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from the U.S. list of states…
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'This is your Hurricane Katrina': Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.
Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Obama administration, has seen a lot of natural disasters. He knows…
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How to Watch Ohio State vs Texas, Live Stream College Football Playoff
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2) square off against the No. 3 Texas Longhorns (13-2) in the Cotton…
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Who Is Seth Abramson? Elon Musk's Harvard Educated Biographer Sounds Alarm on Billionaire's Heavey Drug Use,Mental State and Power
Seth Abramson, a Harvard-educated attorney and self-proclaimed Elon Musk biographer, has raised concerns about the billionaire's mental…
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Would Canada be a Republican U.S. state?
President-elect Donald Trump has on more than one occasion expressed a desire to make Canada the 51st state of America, citing its heavy…
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Opinion: What antiabortion activists want next
The state of Texas filed a major lawsuit on Dec. 12 against a New York doctor who mailed abortion pills to a Collin County, Texas, woman,…
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Winter storm warning updates: Six states declare state of emergency
Six states have declared a state of emergency after a brutal Arctic blast hit much of the central and eastern U.S. Winter storm warnings…
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Meet the 9 new House members from California
WASHINGTON — Friday was the first day of work for California’s nine new House members, and their first order of business involved typical…
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Unlawful border crossings dropped to four-year low in November, new data show
Unlawful border crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border have dropped to a four-year low, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection,…
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Newsom's plan to support immigrants doesn't do enough to shield them from Trump deportations, advocates say
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has drafted a conceptual plan to help undocumented immigrants under threat of deportation…
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The Unstoppable Rise of the State Symbol
If your New Year’s resolution is to stop obsessively reading post-election analyses, then perhaps you would welcome another way of…