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Illinois secretary of state's office says law enforcement using license plate reader data illegally
The Illinois secretary of state’s office said Thursday it will conduct an audit of the state’s automated license plate reader system after it was allegedly used illegally by law enforcement in Texas to track down a ...Read more
Poll: Californians 'pessimistic' on economy, oppose Trump, but favor federal government cuts
While President Donald Trump remains deeply unpopular in heavily Democratic California, a new poll finds surprising support in the state for the Republican’s top policy initiatives of shrinking the federal government and...Read more
Tensions over LA immigration sweeps boil over as Padilla is tackled, ICE arrests pick up
LOS ANGELES — Tensions over President Trump’s immigration crackdown boiled over Thursday as U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed from a Homeland Security news conference and immigration agents swept ...Read more
'We live in response to a monarchy': Judge appears critical of deployment of National Guard in LA
A federal judge in San Francisco expressed skepticism at a hearing Thursday that President Trump had the authority to federalize the National Guard, questioning whether he had followed the law before ordering an ...Read more
Trump cancels landmark Columbia River agreement with tribes, Washington, Oregon
SEATTLE — A sweeping Biden-era initiative to restore Columbia Basin salmon runs, boost tribal energy development and provide a pathway for dam removal on the Lower Snake River has been canceled by President Donald Trump....Read more
Calif. Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Noem news conference
WASHINGTON — Federal agents forcibly removed Sen. Alex Padilla from a news conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday in Los Angeles, taking him to the ground and handcuffing him, according to...Read more
Is your favorite taco truck slower than usual? ICE raids are sending LA street vendors into hiding
LOS ANGELES — Francisco has been working as a taquero for more than a year, but he’s never felt as worried as he does now, in the shadow of a week of ongoing sweeps in Los Angeles by U.S. Immigration and Customs ...Read more
Children's Hospital Los Angeles halts transgender care under pressure from Trump
LOS ANGELES — Under mounting pressure from the Trump administration, Children's Hospital Los Angeles will shutter its longstanding health care program for trans children and young adults this summer, according to emails ...Read more
Family worried about an ICE visit spot DHS Secretary Kristi Noem outside their LA-area home
LOS ANGELES — Federal agents stormed a Huntington Park home Thursday morning and were accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Sabrina Medina, 28, was cleaning her patio Wednesday night when she saw a ...Read more
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As officers sue over Jan. 6 plaque, Democrats hang replicas
WASHINGTON — Two officers who protected the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack are turning to the courts to try to compel the installation of an overdue ...Read more
Fani Willis subpoena fight will head to Georgia Supreme Court
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court will consider the long-simmering subpoena fight between a state Senate committee and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
In a brief, two-page notice , the court’s clerk on ...Read more
'Absolutely abhorrent and outrageous': Officials react to federal agents roughing up Sen. Alex Padilla
LOS ANGELES — Shock and outrage were just some of the reactions from elected officials over U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California being forcibly removed from a news briefing and handcuffed at a federal building in Los ...Read more
Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio wants you to report undocumented people – and get paid for it
MIAMI — Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader from Miami who President Donald Trump pardoned for his participation in the Jan. 6 attack, wants citizens to take deporting undocumented immigrants into their own ...Read more
Is Trump trying to steal from King Charles' birthday military parade?
On Saturday morning in the UK, King Charles III and other members of the British royal family are expected to stand on the balcony at Buckingham Palace in London for what’s become an annual spectacle known as Trooping ...Read more
Are Americans worried about Russia using nuclear weapons? What a new poll found
As the war in Ukraine rages on, there is widespread concern among Americans that Russia could resort to using nuclear weapons, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll.
The survey — which sampled 1,265 ...Read more
Stray cat stows away in cargo container from China to Minnesota. 'Miracle'
A rare “first” has happened to an animal rescue in Minnesota — one that possibly won’t ever be repeated. A stray cat managed to find herself thousands of miles from home … on a completely different continent.
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'We need to find these people': LA immigration raids a sign of what's to come, officials say
WASHINGTON — When Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to unleash the largest deportation campaign in U.S history, he said his second administration would start by going after people with criminal records.
But ...Read more
Missouri governor activates National Guard ahead of anti-Trump protests
Gov. Mike Kehoe activated the Missouri National Guard on Thursday, declaring a state of emergency due to civil unrest, even as no evidence existed of riots or other widespread violence in the state.
The Republican ...Read more
As officers sue over Jan. 6 plaque, Democrats hang replicas
WASHINGTON — Two officers who protected the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack are turning to the courts to try to compel the installation of an overdue plaque honoring law enforcement.
The lawsuit, filed by former...Read more
Hegseth refuses to commit to following possible court order on Marine deployment
LOS ANGELES — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to say Thursday whether he would abide by a possible legal ruling about the federal government's authority to deploy the Marines to Los Angeles.
"We should not have ...Read more
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