WASHINGTON — As a couple of key court cases against President Trump’s executive actions intensify, questions of how and whether the White House will follow judges’ orders are mounting. Already, some judges have issued orders reprimanding the Trump administration and demanding action. […]
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Congress is forging ahead with its budget for next year, but the most controversial program on the chopping block — Medicaid — is causing a rift within the Republican Party. Earlier this year, Congress passed a budget blueprint that contains
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How the first American pope will interact with the president of his homeland remains to be seen, but a few posts on social media might provide a clue. Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is also known on the
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WASHINGTON — California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff say they will vote with most Democrats against a temporary measure to fund the government, paving the way for a possible government shutdown by the end of the week. “It gives Donald Trump
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WASHINGTON — California’s lawmakers urged their leaders in Congress on Friday to continue funding federal aid in the wake of the L.A. fires, amid a congressional budget battle and questions about possible conditions being imposed by the Trump administration. Their letter —
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WASHINGTON — President Trump will address a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, outlining his priorities for the coming four years and highlighting the accomplishments of his first weeks in office. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) invited the president to speak to
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WASHINGTON — The House is expected to vote late Tuesday on a sweeping budget resolution — the first major legislative push for President Trump’s agenda — putting several California Republicans in a tricky position over whether to defend potential cuts to popular
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Luz Rivas had barely begun her day in Washington when her cellphone rang at 7 a.m. The Hurst fire had erupted around 10:30 the night before and — fueled by high winds and dangerously dry conditions — ballooned to
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democratic darling from Long Beach, is facing scrutiny from President Trump’s Department of Justice for his recent comments about Elon Musk. Garcia has skewered Musk on several occasions since the billionaire began his mission to gut
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WASHINGTON — Michael Gates, Huntington Beach’s city attorney for the last decade and tireless antagonist of the state’s liberal politics, has joined the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division, he said in a statement Monday. “I am profoundly humbled and honored
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