- Trump resists bipartisan calls to release Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein
President Trump's loyal base and Democrats alike are now calling for the entire Department of Justice file of Epstein material to be released, an appeal so far rejected by Trump and his aides.
- 2 days ago 17 Jul 25, 5:58pm -
- ICE is gaining access to trove of Medicaid records, adding new peril for immigrants
The plan is the latest step by the Trump administration to gather sensitive information about people living in the U.S. as it seeks to crack down on illegal immigration.
- 2 days ago 17 Jul 25, 5:08pm -
- Trump is winning in the Supreme Court because its conservatives believe in strong executive power
Still pending before the Supreme Court this week is an appeal from Trump's lawyers that seeks the firing of three Democratic appointees to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
- 3 days ago 17 Jul 25, 2:36pm -
- Justice Department requests lists of all noncitizen inmates being held in California jails
The U.S. Justice Department asked California counties to provide lists of all non-U.S. citizen inmates in their jails, ratcheting up the Trump administration's challenge to sanctuary policies.
- 3 days ago 17 Jul 25, 1:01pm -
- Rep. Garcia of Long Beach asks RFK Jr. to explain targeting of HIV/AIDS funding for cuts
In a letter, the Long Beach Democrat asked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to produce documents around cuts to HIV/AIDS funding under the Trump administration.
- 3 days ago 17 Jul 25, 11:00am -
- Emboldened by his alliance with Trump, Bukele is jailing critics in El Salvador. Journalists and human rights leaders are fleeing in droves
Nayib Bukele, emboldened by his alliance with President Trump, has arrested critics, causing many dissident to flee.
- 3 days ago 17 Jul 25, 10:30am -
- National Guard came to L.A. to fight unrest. Troops ended up fighting boredom
More than a month after President Trump deployed the U.S. military to Los Angeles amid immigration sweeps, the troops have largely disappeared from public view.
- 3 days ago 17 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- The U.S. has long wanted to sell more cars in Asia. Do Asian consumers want them?
U.S. cars have been getting bigger, more expensive and more polluting in the last several decades — all the things that make for a tough sell to Asian consumers
- 3 days ago 17 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- Israel bombs Damascus military HQ as sectarian strife rages in Syria
Israeli warplanes pounded Syrian government buildings in Damascus, escalating its campaign against Syria's new authorities amid heavy clashes between government forces and the country's Druze minority.
- 4 days ago 16 Jul 25, 12:25pm -
- Firefighter volunteers from Mexico crossed border to help Texas flood victims: 'This was a mission to come and help our brothers'
Fundación 911, a nonprofit that provides equipment and training to fire departments across Mexico, sent a crew of 40 members to support local first responders.
- 4 days ago 16 Jul 25, 11:14am -
- Barabak: Newsom threatens Texas over power grab. He's blowing smoke
If Texas gerrymanders its House seats to boost Republicans, Newsom threatens to do the same for Democrats. But it's not in the governor's power after voters created a nonpartisan commission.
- 4 days ago 16 Jul 25, 9:14am -
- Contributor: Stunts in L.A. show Democratic states and cities that Trump's forces can invade anytime
The president could send the military into other cities, but his most dangerous weapon might be the newly empowered Department of Homeland Security, which has been given $170 billion to triple the size of ICE.
- 4 days ago 16 Jul 25, 5:04am -
- Case of 'El Chapo' son cooperating with U.S. prosecutors roils Mexico
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum plans a defamation case against the attorney for Ovidio Guzmán López, one of El Chapo's sons.
- 4 days ago 16 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- Many Mexican immigrants swept up in L.A. raids are deeply rooted in U.S.
Almost half of Mexican immigrants detained in ICE raids in the L.A. area have been in the U.S. for more than a decade.
- 4 days ago 15 Jul 25, 8:04pm -
- Trump accuses Schiff of mortgage fraud, which Schiff calls false 'political retaliation'
After President Trump alleged Tuesday that California Sen. Adam Schiff had committed mortgage fraud, Schiff dismissed the claim as a 'baseless attempt at political retribution.'
- 4 days ago 15 Jul 25, 5:36pm -
- Sectarian violence erupts again in Syria, leaving at least 160 dead
Sectarian violence erupted again in southern Syria as local Sunni Bedouin tribes fought armed factions for the Druze religious community. The Syrian government dispatched troops to restore order, and Israel launched airstrikes to protect the Druze.
- 4 days ago 15 Jul 25, 4:02pm -
- Can the courts stop Trump's mass immigration arrests around L.A.? Here is what we know
There have been many legal challenges to President Trump's California immigration sweeps, but one in particular could dramatically alter the policy.
- 5 days ago 15 Jul 25, 10:48am -
- Supreme Court OKs Trump's plan to dismantle the Education Department
The Supreme Court says President Trump can fire Education Department staff and dismantle its programs.
- 5 days ago 14 Jul 25, 3:45pm -
- Trump administration asks appeals court to lift restrictions on SoCal immigration raids
After a federal judge in Los Angeles barred 'roving patrols' by immigration agents in seven California counties, the Trump administration asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to resume operations that lawyers for the state have argued are unconstit…
- 6 days ago 14 Jul 25, 2:10pm -
- Trump officials vow to intensify immigration raids despite legal challenges, bad polls, public backlash
A Gallup poll shows that fewer Americans than in June 2024 back strict border enforcement measures, and more now favor offering undocumented immigrants pathways to citizenship.
- 6 days ago 14 Jul 25, 1:36pm -
- Contributor: Alligator Alcatraz, the concentration camp in Florida, is a national disgrace
The camp appears designed to inflict suffering on detainees and to allow Florida politicians to exploit migrant pain for political gain.
- 6 days ago 14 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- Trump says he wants to deport 'the worst of the worst.' Government data tell another story
There has been an increase of arrests since Trump began his second term. Yet the majority of people currently detained by ICE have no criminal convictions.
- 7 days ago 13 Jul 25, 11:42am -
- Barabak: He tried to keep Trump from a second term. But six months in, 'I'm very impressed.'
Roger Hutson said he's no MAGA acolyte. But Trump's delivery on promises on immigration, Iran and other issues have put the Denver oil and gas executive squarely behind the president.
- 9 days ago 11 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- How a Supreme Court win for public health bolstered RFK Jr. and threatens no-cost vaccines
Texas lawsuit over drugs and vaccines provided by insurers ends with a win for the government — and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- 9 days ago 11 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- South Korea struggles with uncertainty over U.S. trade negotiations
Trump wants to impose a 25% tariff on South Korea, but it's been postponed. Will three more weeks be enough time to negotiate? Will there be another extension?
- 10 days ago 10 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- How changes in California culture have influenced the evolution of wild animals in Los Angeles
A new study argues that religion, politics and war affect how animals and plants in cities evolve, and the confluence of these forces seem to be actively affecting urban wildlife in L.A.
- 11 days ago 9 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- Federal arrests in L.A. approach 2,800 since raids began, DHS says
Immigration enforcement operations across Los Angeles are 'ongoing,' a Homeland Security official said.
- 11 days ago 8 Jul 25, 7:26pm -
- No need to take off your shoes. TSA has a new screening policy already in effect at some airports
TSA is now allowing people to keep their shoes on during a security screening at some airports. It is not clear when that policy takes effect at LAX.
- 11 days ago 8 Jul 25, 5:22pm -
- Supreme Court OKs Trump's mass layoffs of federal employees across more than a dozen agencies
The Supreme Court's conservatives said it was a federal judge in San Francisco, not President Trump, who exceeded her authority.
- 12 days ago 8 Jul 25, 3:24pm -
- Earthquake swarms are fueling fear of the 'big one' in Japan
In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one'
- 12 days ago 8 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- 'Gringo go home.' Mexico City protests target Americans, gentrification
Holding signs saying 'gringo go home' and 'no tourists,' Mexico City residents took to the streets to complain about what they say is the gentrification of their city.
- 12 days ago 7 Jul 25, 4:42pm -
- Markets recoil on Trump's latest tariff moves in Asia
Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Kazakhstan will face 25% import duties starting Aug. 1, while goods from Laos and Myanmar will face a 40% tariff.
- 13 days ago 7 Jul 25, 3:21pm -
- ICE agents wearing masks add new levels of intimidation, confusion during L.A. raids
As federal immigration agents have ratcheted up enforcement raids, critics warn that their tactic of masking spreads fear and panic across communities.
- 13 days ago 7 Jul 25, 10:35am -
- How 'El Diablo,' a corrupt Mexican lawman, helped create a narco-state
By his own admission, Edgar Veytia ordered killings and torture and facilitated drug smuggling while he was governor of a Mexican state.
- 13 days ago 7 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- Is Hollywood inspired by the CIA, or the other way around?
There's a revolving door of talent between the country's premiere intelligence agency and its entertainment industry, with influence often working both ways.
- 14 days ago 6 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- At least 43 people killed in Texas floods; 27 summer camp children missing
Officials say the death toll from flash flooding in central Texas has risen to 43. Kerr County Sheriff says 14 of the victims were children.
- 15 days ago 5 Jul 25, 10:23am -
- News Analysis: Israel declared triumph, but Iran's nuclear future still looms
Though the ceasefire between Israel and Iran has been holding, 'The war remains an unfinished project, for both sides,' one Middle East expert warns.
- 15 days ago 5 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- At least 6 dead and more missing in Texas Hill Country after severe flash flooding
Texas Hill Country was beset by death and disaster Friday as at least six people were killed and about 20 girls attending a summer camp were reported missing after months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours.
- 16 days ago 4 Jul 25, 2:07pm -
- How Paramount's $16-million Trump settlement came together — and could've fallen apart
The high-stakes deal that came together this week resulted from months of back-and-forth among a constellation of power players with competing interests, including the president, the Larry Ellison family and mogul Shari Redstone.
- 16 days ago 4 Jul 25, 12:17pm -
- South Korea celebrates the transformative power of 'Squid Game'
In South Korea, much of the domestic reaction to 'Squid Game' has focused not on plot but on the prestige it has brought to the country
- 16 days ago 4 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- Barabak: Congratulations, America, you're 249 years old! But this last one has been rough
The social safety net is being shredded, we're losing our edge in arts and science and have squandered our standing as a beacon of hope. But we've survived worse.
- 16 days ago 4 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- Should bioplastics be counted as compost? Debate pits farmers against manufacturers
Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.
- 16 days ago 4 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- Valadao votes for a Trump megabill expected to disrupt healthcare for many in the Central Valley
Already a ripe target for Democrats in the next election, Central Valley Rep. David Valadao put his political future in deeper peril this week by voting in favor of legislation that slashes the Medicaid coverage essential to roughly two-thirds of his…
- 16 days ago 3 Jul 25, 5:16pm -
- ICE seeks to deport Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr., alleges links to Sinaloa cartel
U.S. officials have arrested prominent boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. and are working to deport him, saying he has 'an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives.'
- 17 days ago 3 Jul 25, 1:45pm -
- Trump's 'big, beautiful' megabill wins final approval after marathon overnight session
The bill encompasses Trump's domestic agenda, extending tax breaks to millions of American households and businesses that are projected to add trillions to the national debt.
- 17 days ago 3 Jul 25, 1:32pm -
- L.A. activist indicted after handing out face shields to anti-ICE protesters
Alejandro Orellana, 29, faces charges of conspiracy and aiding civil disorder after he handed out protective face shields to people protesting against immigration raids in L.A. last month.
- 17 days ago 3 Jul 25, 11:08am -
- Supreme Court to decide if federal law bars transgender athletes from women's teams
The Supreme Court will consider whether biological sex, not gender identity, determines who can be on a women's team.
- 17 days ago 3 Jul 25, 8:43am -
- Why South Korean young men and women are more politically divided than ever
In South Korea, right-leaning young men are less likely to focus on North Korea than feminism, which — for them — has become a dirty word.
- 17 days ago 3 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- Kidnappers or ICE agents? LAPD grapples with surge in calls from concerned citizens
Some city and Police Commission leaders have called on the LAPD to do more to identify masked individuals who are taking part in immigration sweeps.
- 17 days ago 3 Jul 25, 5:00am -
- Former Vice President Kamala Harris a favorite in governor's race if she runs, according to new poll
Former Vice President Kamala Harris hasn't decided whether she will run for California governor next year, but a new poll released Wednesday shows that she would be a favorite of voters if she does.
- 17 days ago 2 Jul 25, 4:34pm -