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AOC would have 'lot of support' in N.Y. primary challenge against Schumer, California Democrat says
Rep. Ro Khanna says fellow Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would garner a "lot of support" if she were to launch a primary…
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Trump-appointed judge dissents in California ammo case with gun-filled YouTube video
A Trump-appointed appellate court judge who disagreed with a decision by his colleagues to uphold California’s ban on large-capacity…
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Key points people need to understand about Trump's Education Department closure
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a long-anticipated action that will…
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After party rift on shutdown, California Democrats try to refocus budget fight on Medicaid
After a bruising Washington battle that averted a government shutdown but broke their party in two last week, leading California Democrats…
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Trump and recent gains give the California Republican Party hope
SACRAMENTO — A caravan of pickup trucks waving large President Trump flags circled the California Republican Party’s convention this…
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California businesses are reeling from Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs
Tariffs haven’t yet hit the supply chain at Anawalt in Malibu, but the hardware store and lumber seller is bracing for steep price hikes…
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California joins 19 Democratic states in suit to stop massive Education Department layoffs
California on Thursday joined Democratic-led states in suing the Trump administration, seeking to halt massive layoffs at the federal…
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Federal buildings in California potentially on chopping block as Trump looks to cut costs
The future of several prominent federal buildings in California that provide resources for broad swaths of the state’s residents is in…
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Trump guts the Education Department with massive layoffs; shock waves reach California
The Trump administration has begun dismantling the U.S. Department of Education by laying off about half of the agency’s employees,…
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If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican's House seat would be imperiled
Rep. David Valadao faced a no-win decision last month: Fall into line behind President Trump and vote for a budget resolution that would…
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Bird flu-infected San Bernardino County dairy cows may have concerning new mutation
Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year after H5N1…
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California farm groups look to stabilize workforce amid crackdown on illegal immigration
As the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration, California farm groups are working behind the scenes to influence…
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Supreme Court will hear free-speech challenge to 'conversion therapy' bans in California, Colorado
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a free-speech challenge to laws in Colorado, California and 20 other states that…
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California lawmakers urge congressional leaders to continue federal wildfire aid
WASHINGTON — California’s lawmakers urged their leaders in Congress on Friday to continue funding federal aid in the wake of the L.A.…
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Contributor: There's no getting around it: What Britain really needs is more Americans
To walk through Leicester Square in central London is to endure a pummeling of the senses. Its jostling tourists, the glaring lights of…
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DOGE firings provoke heated confrontations, shouts of 'Nazi,' at Republican town halls
YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. — By the time U.S. Rep. Jay Obernolte, a Big Bear Lake Republican, tried asking for unity at his “community coffee”…
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Trump to bring message on expanded executive power to a diminished Congress
WASHINGTON — In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump opened with an appeal for unity, a condemnation of hate…
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Contributor: Great documentaries reveal history's truth. Unregulated AI threatens to distort it
A furious political leader shouting a message of hate to an adoring audience. A child crying over the massacre of her family. Emaciated…
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House narrowly OKs budget plan for trillions of dollars in tax and spending cuts
WASHINGTON — The House narrowly adopted a sweeping budget resolution Tuesday night, paving the way for massive tax and spending reductions…
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Kern County immigration raid offers glimpse into new reality for California farmworkers
KERN COUNTY, Calif. — It has been more than six weeks since U.S. Border Patrol agents from the agency’s El Centro sector launched a…
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Nike heist network executes train robberies worth $2M in premium sneakers
A series of organized freight train robberies across California and Arizona deserts has resulted in the theft of over $2 million worth of…
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Opinion: We can still save U.S.-Canada relations — and hockey — from the goons
When is a hockey game more than a hockey game? When a president places a pregame call to pump up the players, a prime minister offers…
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Trump administration launches review of California's high-speed rail spending
The Trump administration has launched a compliance review into California’s high-speed rail project, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy…
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Column: For California's attorney general, the fight against Trump is personal
SAN FRANCISCO — In all of California, there may be no better political launching pad than the office of attorney general. As the state’s…