- Opinion: Sending immigrants to Gitmo will be a fiasco for Trump and everyone else
Detention there costs $13 million a year per detainee. Inside the U.S.? $57,000. So why is the president pushing to send 30,000 people to the Cuban base?
- 1 day ago 14 Feb 25, 11:34am -
- Trump administration investigates California high school policy allowing transgender athletes in girls' sports
A day after a probe was opened into the CIF for allowing transgender athletes to play girls' sports, a federal judge blocked President Trump's executive orders restricting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youths.
- 2 days ago 13 Feb 25, 6:28pm -
- California, other states sue over Elon Musk's virtually 'unchecked' power in White House
The states' lawsuit claims that Musk has "roamed through the federal government unraveling agencies, accessing sensitive data, and causing mass chaos and confusion."
- 2 days ago 13 Feb 25, 6:14pm -
- News Analysis: Trump cedes to Russia on Ukraine, but the bigger victim may be NATO
As Trump grants Putin his main wish to end war in Ukraine, Kyiv and Europe voice anger at not being included in proposed talks.
- 2 days ago 13 Feb 25, 4:39pm -
- Bird flu infections in dairy cows are more widespread than we thought, according to a new CDC study
A CDC study has found H5N1 bird flu antibodies in veterinarians who had no symptoms and no knowledge they had been working with infected livestock.
- 2 days ago 13 Feb 25, 12:00pm -
- Trump administration may send immigrants to Bay Area 'rape club' prison, email shows
The Trump administration appears to be considering sending immigrants facing deportation to FCI Dublin, a former federal prison in the Bay Area that was closed after a sexual assault scandal, according to records reviewed by The Times.
- 3 days ago 12 Feb 25, 7:12pm -
- Column: Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump and the art of the deal
Rather than confronting Trump, California's governor is showing restraint and using flattery to ensure the state gets the federal disaster relief it needs and deserves. That's a smart strategy.
- 4 days ago 12 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- Trump targets paper straw purchases by federal government — and won't stop there
An executive order from President Trump will negate a Biden initiative that required federal procurement offices to purchase paper straws in lieu of plastic.
- 4 days ago 12 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- The '51st state'? Canadians say no, thanks. They don't want U.S. products either
President Trump has turned Canada into a punching bag. In response, a Canadian boycott on U.S. goods is gaining ground.
- 4 days ago 12 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- Constitutional crisis or no? Fears of Trump overreach abound as cases proceed in court
So far, Trump's team has chosen to fight legal battles in court rather than defy judicial orders. Will that continue?
- 4 days ago 12 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- Jordan's king meets Trump amid deep discord over U.S. plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza
King Abdullah II dodges questions about President Trump's plan to relocate Gazans to Jordan.
- 4 days ago 11 Feb 25, 4:33pm -
- Panamanians say the canal is theirs and always will be
Rarely do Panamanians unite on political topics, but threats to the ownership of the canal go to the heart of national identity and erase ideological differences.
- 5 days ago 11 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- Earth's inner core isn't just slowing, it's also shape-shifting, study finds
USC scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about the nature of the Earth's enigmatic inner core, revealing for the first time that this 1,500-mile-wide ball of iron and nickel is changing.
- 5 days ago 11 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- Huntington Beach's city attorney joins Trump's Justice Department
Michael Gates, Huntington Beach's longtime city attorney and an aggressive foe of California's liberal politics, joins the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
- 5 days ago 10 Feb 25, 5:02pm -
- Judge halts Trump's NIH cuts that support medical research after California and 21 states sue
A judge halted NIH funding cuts that California and Democratic-run states say could harm life-saving medical research work at UC, Cal State and other universities. The suit said the cuts violated federal law.
- 5 days ago 10 Feb 25, 3:13pm -
- Column: Trump isn't an isolationist. He's a bully — and that's hurting U.S. influence in the world
Trump was labeled 'isolationist' over disdain for alliances. That doesn't fit a president who says he's willing to send troops to Gaza, Greenland and Panama to grab prime real estate.
- 6 days ago 10 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- California loves Dungeness crab. But concerns over whale safety put industry in peril
California's Dungeness crab industry is under increasing regulation because of concerns over whales getting entangled in fishing gear. With a truncated season and sharp limits on gear, crabbers wonder whether the fishery can survive.
- 6 days ago 10 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- With Gaza war on hold, Hamas lets the world know it has not been defeated
Hamas continues to free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, holding to cease-fire terms. But the militant group's grip on Gaza remains strong
- 6 days ago 10 Feb 25, 4:00am -
- New H5N1 bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy worker as new data show changes in virus
A dairy worker in Nevada has reportedly been infected by the killer variant of H5N1 bird flu; analysis shows changes in new strain that makes it more lethal in mammals.
- 6 days ago 9 Feb 25, 2:10pm -
- Column: In San Francisco, a political tremor — the rise of Democratic moderation
The head of the local party is pushing for results over performative acts and ideological indulgence. Every city, she says, deserves good public schools, safe streets and clean sidewalks.
- 7 days ago 9 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- A pivotal senator says he extracted vaccine concessions from RFK Jr. How will that play out?
Sen. Bill Cassidy's intent to serve as a bulwark against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine skepticism may be sincere. But if Kennedy becomes the nation's top health official, Cassidy will have limited power.
- 7 days ago 9 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- NIH cuts put medical research at risk, scientists say, raising concerns at UC and elsewhere
Drastic cuts to National Institutes of Health 'indirect funds' for medical research has prompted deep concerns at UC over how to continue studies into 'life-saving treatments.'
- 7 days ago 9 Feb 25, 1:41am -
- Trump to make himself chair of the Kennedy Center, says he'll dismiss board members
President Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint himself chair of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The org says it has 'received no official communications' about Trump's plan.
- 8 days ago 7 Feb 25, 7:03pm -
- Bonta says Trump is 'spitting in the face of our democracy' as federal funds remain frozen
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta joined a coalition of more than 20 other states Friday in asking a federal court to once again intercede and force the Trump administration to unfreeze billions of dollars in federal funding.
- 8 days ago 7 Feb 25, 7:01pm -
- Leaked document says 'large scale' immigration enforcement action coming soon to L.A.
Federal law enforcement agents are planning to carry out a "large scale" immigration enforcement action in the Los Angeles area before the end of February, according to an internal government document reviewed by The Times.
- 8 days ago 7 Feb 25, 6:30pm -
- Column: Trump and Musk crippled our most important global aid agency. The consequences are grim
The Trump administration's attack on the key foreign aid agency undermines U.S. influence, pleases autocrats in Russia and China, and could help Tesla's overseas business.
- 8 days ago 7 Feb 25, 5:02pm -
- Military freezes sexual assault prevention training after Trump executive order on DEI
Marine Corps has paused all sexual assault prevention training to comply with Trump's executive order. The Navy confirmed it would also cease such training.
- 8 days ago 7 Feb 25, 11:18am -
- Opinion: Trump's Gaza plan echoes decades-old Israeli calls to expel Palestinians
A U.S. Gaza takeover would not result in peace but massive upheaval, more bloodshed and American troops as occupiers in Palestinian lands.
- 9 days ago 7 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- Trump administration is also going after immigrants who live here legally. It has them terrified
President Trump often rails about illegal immigration, but some of his executive orders aim to eliminate or undermine legal pathways for immigration.
- 9 days ago 7 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- Opinion: Trump wants to extend the 2017 tax cuts. Here's how that would affect regular Americans
Especially if they come with reductions to Medicaid, food stamps and other safety net programs, the policy will make the rich richer and leave most worse off.
- 10 days ago 6 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
The eastern province of Deir al-Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
- 10 days ago 6 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- 5 Europeans, in the country illegally, stole funds meant for low-income L.A. families, U.S. says
Five men were arrested in L.A. on suspicion of using counterfeit EBT cards to withdraw funds intended to provide food and aid to low-income families, the Department of Justice says.
- 10 days ago 5 Feb 25, 9:31pm -
- A tariff loophole is closing. Why that matters for Shein, Temu and other Chinese online retailers
A decision by President Trump to close a tariff loophole could change the landscape of online shopping, particularly for the Chinese e-commerce companies behind wildly successful sites, such as Shein and Temu.
- 10 days ago 5 Feb 25, 11:45am -
- News Analysis: The Trump administration's budding bromance with El Salvador's leader
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele offered to let Trump move immigrants who are imprisoned in the U.S. to his notorious detention centers in El Salvador.
- 10 days ago 5 Feb 25, 10:44am -
- Trump's call for U.S. takeover of Gaza hits wall of opposition
Trump reimagines Gaza as a 'Riviera' without Palestinians. Israel's Arab neighbors say no to that.
- 11 days ago 5 Feb 25, 7:54am -
- How Trump could pave the way for China in Latin America
China has begun to challenge U.S. hegemony in Latin America. The chaos of the Trump presidency may present it a new opportunity.
- 11 days ago 5 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- 'Shadow government'? Billionaire Elon Musk's grip on U.S. government spending raises questions
Billionaire Elon Musk was the focus of many in Washington this week, as his Department of Government Efficiency slashed at the federal bureaucracy.
- 11 days ago 4 Feb 25, 2:22pm -
- Can Elon Musk shut down a federal agency? Yes, if presidential rule replaces constitutional governance
Musk's takeover of USAID tests the principle of constitutional rule versus presidential power.
- 11 days ago 4 Feb 25, 11:03am -
- Senate panel vote clears the way for Kennedy to become health secretary
A key Senate committee supports Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services. The full Senate will vote on his nomination.
- 11 days ago 4 Feb 25, 9:50am -
- Column: Many will lie about the consequences of Trump's tariffs. The markets won't
When the president announced tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, stocks tumbled, responding to economic realities that politicians and their supporters often ignore.
- 12 days ago 4 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- 'My home has become a cemetery.' Amid cease-fire, Gazans unearth their dead from rubble
A Palestinian woman who lost 10 children and her husband shelters in her shattered Gaza home, where four of her youngest remain buried under rubble.
- 12 days ago 4 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- Businesses close, children skip school for 'a day without immigrants' protest
Organizers said they have tracked 250 businesses nationwide that were closed Monday in solidarity with immigrants.
- 12 days ago 3 Feb 25, 10:40pm -
- ACLU sues Trump administration for shutting down asylum process at southern border
Trump's executive order sought to dismantle asylum at the southern border. Lawyers say it has been illegally extended to migrants inside the country.
- 12 days ago 3 Feb 25, 4:15pm -
- California breathes sigh of relief with delayed tariffs on Mexico and Canada. China remains in play
Stocks largely recover from an early tumble after Trump confirms one-month delay in imposing tariffs on Mexico. But tariffs on China remain in play.
- 12 days ago 3 Feb 25, 10:28am -
- Mexico and Canada reach deals with Trump, but China tariffs loom
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that their countries have avoided hefty U.S. tariffs — for now.
- 12 days ago 3 Feb 25, 9:50am -
- Column: Trump is creating an imperial presidency — and he's doing it by decree
Trump has been back in the White House for two weeks and is already remaking the federal government — and trying to create an imperial presidency.
- 13 days ago 3 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- English words have invaded Korea. The government is fighting back
How do you say "deepfake," "ASAP" and "digital" in Korean? The fight to keep foreign words from diluting the language
- 13 days ago 3 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- Thousands rally in downtown Los Angeles, shut down 101 Freeway to protest Trump's immigration policies
Draped in Mexican and Salvadoran flags, roughly 1,000 demonstrators gathered near City Hall shortly before noon, blocking traffic at Spring and Temple streets.
- 13 days ago 2 Feb 25, 3:00pm -
- Column: A president who won't tell the truth about California may unfairly punish the state
Trump's bogus claims about his popularity in the Golden State could be laughed off if he hadn't threatened tying wildfire relief to an overhaul of the state's election system. It's both reckless and cruel.
- 14 days ago 2 Feb 25, 5:00am -
- Trump cuts chaotic path in first weeks, bucking laws and norms in pursuit of promised agenda
President Trump in his first weeks back in the White House repeatedly bucked the Constitution in pursuit of his conservative agenda. Democrats decried the ensuing "chaos."
- 14 days ago 2 Feb 25, 5:00am -