Donald Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019. (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune) President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to execute mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally will involve the military and a national emergency declaration, he confirmed Monday. In a Nov. 8 post on Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, Tom Fitton, who … Read more
Taking aim at California’s pioneering efforts to bolster animal safety, the House Agriculture Committee has moved to block states from imposing their own standards for agriculture products on producers from other states. That could jeopardize California laws to protect chickens as well as one to ban foie gras, which took effect this month. The panel’s … Read more
Mars Wright, a transgender artist and streetwear designer, sits in his Los Angeles apartment in November. He is relieved to have already undergone gender-affirming surgeries but worries about the future of such care as Donald Trump takes office again. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) When Mars Wright saw that Donald Trump had been elected … Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images) The state Legislature will convene a new two-year session on Dec. 2, and hopefully lawmakers have been reading the messages California voters sent them on election day. The messages were straightforward and concise, although many elected … Read more
Has nuclear power entered a new era of acceptance amid global warming? When Heather Hoff took a job at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, she was skeptical of nuclear energy — so much so that she resolved to report anything questionable to the anti-nuclear group Mothers for Peace. Instead, after working at the plant for … Read more
Donald Trump walks by Matt Gaetz, left, after a day in court during his criminal trial in New York this spring. Former Rep. Gaetz, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, has vowed to purge the Justice Department and FBI of anyone who might get in the president-elect’s way. (Mike Segar / Pool photo via Associated Press) … Read more
USC, pictured, and UCLA are among the top destinations for international students. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) The number of international students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities reached an all-time high last school year, with India surpassing China as the top sender and California maintaining its spot as the top destination, according to … Read more
The NHRA championship finals were briefly halted Sunday after a single-engine plane crashed near the track at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. (Marc Gewertz / AP) Two people were critically injured Sunday after a single-engine plane crashed near the track at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, where fans were gathered for the finals of a … Read more
President Biden, right, listens as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in September. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) President Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia, according to one U.S. official and three … Read more
Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard answers a question during a campaign event in September. (Ross D. Franklin / Associated Press) Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. intelligence services, in 2022 endorsed one of Russia’s main justifications for invading Ukraine: the existence of dozens of U.S.-funded biolabs working on some of the … Read more
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