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A ‘Trump whisperer’? Mexican president's strategy faces its biggest test yet
MEXICO CITY — The president stood amid the admiring throngs and declared victory. “We have gathered here to congratulate ourselves because…
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Trump and recent gains give the California Republican Party hope
SACRAMENTO — A caravan of pickup trucks waving large President Trump flags circled the California Republican Party’s convention this…
Politics
Column: There is nothing efficient about Musk and Trump's toxic lack of empathy
I don’t know how Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly got my phone number, but a text from him landed the other day with a thud. “Elon Musk…
News
Two-minute TV shows have taken over China. Can they take over the world?
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A small-town hockey player who’s become a national superstar, a high-school sweetheart who’s scrubbing toilets, and a…
Politics
Tesla raises concerns over retaliatory tariffs in unsigned letter
Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla has joined several other American businesses in raising concerns over retaliatory tariffs that…
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Legal experts pan Trump's Supreme Court appeal on birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — Trump administration lawyers sent the Supreme Court an emergency appeal this week with a “modest” procedural request, not to…
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California businesses are reeling from Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs
Tariffs haven’t yet hit the supply chain at Anawalt in Malibu, but the hardware store and lumber seller is bracing for steep price hikes…
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Contributor: Mahmoud Khalil isn't a citizen. His deportation wouldn't be unlawful
The stock market of late has been on a veritable roller coaster, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues to ruffle…
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Mexican cartel mystery: Abandoned shoes, cryptic writings, charred bones
MEXICO CITY — Even in Mexico, where stories of massacres, kidnappings and clandestine graves provide daily news fodder, the recent…
Politics
Fired federal workers can fight their dismissals, but there's a catch
WASHINGTON — The more than 2 million federal employees have legal rights as civil servants that are supposed to protect them from being…
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California joins 19 Democratic states in suit to stop massive Education Department layoffs
California on Thursday joined Democratic-led states in suing the Trump administration, seeking to halt massive layoffs at the federal…
Politics
Column: When it comes to Trump's economy, the adults have left the room
The great and powerful Oz, as Donald Trump models himself, never warned Americans that the road to his promised Golden Age would be full…
Politics
Contributor: Should the Dodgers balk at a White House invitation this year?
In 2019, Mookie Betts, then an outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, refused President Trump’s invitation to visit the White House, along…
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Don’t mess with Mexico’s maíz: Constitutional amendment to ban GMO corn seeds
MEXICO CITY — There’s a popular saying in Mexico, where corn is as central to national mythology as it is gastronomy. Sin maíz, no hay…
Politics
Federal buildings in California potentially on chopping block as Trump looks to cut costs
The future of several prominent federal buildings in California that provide resources for broad swaths of the state’s residents is in…
Business
Trump guts the Education Department with massive layoffs; shock waves reach California
The Trump administration has begun dismantling the U.S. Department of Education by laying off about half of the agency’s employees,…
News
Venezuelan couple arrested and charged with illegal entry — two years after crossing into the U.S.
WASHINGTON — A couple from Venezuela were arrested by federal immigration agents this week and charged with misdemeanor illegal entry,…
Politics
If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican's House seat would be imperiled
Rep. David Valadao faced a no-win decision last month: Fall into line behind President Trump and vote for a budget resolution that would…
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Bird flu-infected San Bernardino County dairy cows may have concerning new mutation
Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year after H5N1…
Politics
Commentary: With friends like Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk, Newsom may talk himself to political death
Gavin Newsom — eyes on the White House, vision firmly fixed on his future — is leaning once more into the self-promotion business. One…
Politics
California farm groups look to stabilize workforce amid crackdown on illegal immigration
As the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration, California farm groups are working behind the scenes to influence…
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Fearing for their lives, Syrian refugees flee into Lebanon
MASAOUDIYEH, Lebanon — Hassan Suleiman huffed in the morning sun, sweating despite the ice-cold water running up to his shins under the…
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As Trump steamrolls ahead, Democrats see a growing 'heartbeat' of resistance
In an interview on MSNBC, Faiz Shakir, a senior advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders, described “thousands and thousands” of people showing up…
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95 coffins, countless wounds: Lebanon grapples with Hezbollah’s 'victory' over Israel
AITAROUN, Lebanon — The procession of coffins was heard long before it came into view, a chorus of ambulance sirens drowning out the crowd…