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California lawmakers push bill to ban shock gloves for federal agents
After an outcry from immigrant and civil rights advocates over plans to equip immigration officers with gloves capable of delivering…
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Is social media addiction real? Law and science collide in blockbuster federal suit
A blockbuster battle in federal court is set to open in Oakland this month, pitting Silicon Valley against attorneys for the state of…
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Judge: Federal agents in Oregon must limit tear gas at protests outside Portland ICE building
A judge in Oregon on Tuesday temporarily restricted federal officers from using tear gas at protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs…
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Trump says federal government should 'take over' state elections
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that the federal government should “nationalize” elections, repeating — without evidence — his…
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LAPD's relationship with federal authorities under scrutiny as criticism of ICE grows
After the recent shootings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, some police chiefs have joined…
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Powell defends independence of Federal Reserve
It will maintain trust in central banks that monetary policy will not be abused for short-term gains that might win elections US Federal…
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Appeals court overturns limits on federal agents' tactics against anti-ICE crowds in Minnesota
A federal appeals court on Monday set aside limits a lower judge had placed on federal agents and their ability to use crowd control…
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Gun rights groups fiercely criticize top L.A. federal prosecutor for response to Minneapolis shooting
Top Los Angeles federal prosecutor Bill Essayli faced blistering criticism from gun rights groups, including the NRA, after he posted on X…
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Masked Federal Agents Kill Another Minneapolis Resident in the Street
Just hours after Bovino recounted his dystopian, rather than feel-good, story about detained children, another report emerged that…
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DHS Whines That Protesters Won’t Let Federal Agents Use Any Bathrooms
Countries that have agreed to join the board instead include Argentina, Belarus, Egypt, Jordan, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Kazakhstan,…
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California exceeds clean car goal despite declining federal support
More than 2.5 million electric vehicles have been sold in California since 2010, exceeding one of the state’s EV goals despite setbacks in…
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L.A.'s defense industry is booming. Federal funding crunch could change that
When former Space X engineer Josh Giegel launched his North Hollywood tech company Gambit in 2023, he had a vision for the battlefield of…
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Two GOP Senators Vow to Fight Trump’s Federal Reserve Takeover
McCormick, who served as deputy national security adviser in Trump’s first term, is now joining the parent company of Facebook, Instagram,…
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Minneapolis Cancels School After Federal Agents Attack Students
Minneapolis Public Schools have canceled all classes for the rest of the week after a horrifying Border Patrol raid at a local high…
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Federal Judge Throws Out Indictment of TikToker Shot by ICE Agent
Carlitos Ricardo Parias—the TikTok streamer and immigration journalist who was shot by ICE in south Los Angeles this October—has had his…
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Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to reallocate federal Homeland Security funding away from states that…
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California, other states file suit to prevent shutdown of federal consumer agency
California joined 20 other states and the District of Columbia on Monday in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the federal Consumer Financial…
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Colorado faces $24M federal funding cut over illegal commercial driver's licenses
The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation threatened Monday to withhold $24 million in federal funding from the state of Colorado…
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Federal judge seems unconvinced that White House should stop ballroom construction
A federal judge warned the administration against building President Trump's new White House ballroom just yet, but said Tuesday he's…
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Federal Judge Orders Trump to Get Troops Out of Los Angeles ASAP
“I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center,…
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Supreme Court Sounds Ready to Let Trump Control All Federal Agencies
Last year, as a lawyer for the America First Policy Institute, a conservative think tank, Bondi filed a brief with the Supreme Court…
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Federal Judge Orders Release of Epstein Grand Jury Documents
“I just think being off for 50 days, there was no continuity. Nobody was here. There was nobody like, ‘Hey, you’re doing great. Keep it…
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Germany's federal and state governments negotiate funding plans
Germany's federal and state governments are set to negotiate the distribution of public funds and the cost of new legislation. At a…
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Federal Reserve ends three-year loss streak from Covid-era monetary policy
The Fed’s deferred asset reflects losses that must be covered before it can resume payments to Treasury The Federal Reserve appears to…