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Los Angeles, CA - June 15: A 1997 photograph of Jefferey Epstein and Donald Trump hangs from a park sign at Gloria Molina Grand Park on Sunday, June 15, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times)

Trump sues Dow Jones and Rupert Murdoch over alleged Trump letter to Epstein

Trump is facing mounting pressure from his MAGA base to publicly release Justice Department files from the Epstein case.

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Trump is checked for lower leg swelling and diagnosed with a common condition in older adults

July 17, 2025

Hegseth tells lawmakers about plan to detain immigrants at military bases
Trump’s birthright citizenship order remains blocked as lawsuits march on after Supreme Court ruling
Man who used Biden photo for target practice pleads guilty to stockpiling bombs
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Trump resists bipartisan calls to release Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein

July 17, 2025
Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court

July 17, 2025
Trump is winning in the Supreme Court because its conservatives believe in strong executive power

July 17, 2025

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July 18, 2025
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Justice Department requests lists of all noncitizen inmates being held in California jails

July 17, 2025
Six months after the fire, has Mayor Karen Bass done enough for the Palisades?

July 17, 2025
Conspiracy theories thwart rebuilding plan after L.A. County wildfires

July 17, 2025

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Long Beach, CA - February 17: Rep. Robert Garcia speaks at a Katie Porter campaign event at Lola's Mexican Cuisine on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 in Long Beach, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Rep. Garcia of Long Beach asks RFK Jr. to explain targeting of HIV/AIDS funding for cuts

In a letter, the Long Beach Democrat asked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to produce documents around cuts to HIV/AIDS funding under the Trump administration.

July 17, 2025

Left; Burbank, CA - July 02: Gov. Gavin Newsom attends a press conference on July 2, 2025 in Burbank. Right; Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a roundtable discussion in Kerrville, Texas, on July 11, 2025.

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Barabak: Newsom threatens Texas over power grab. He’s blowing smoke

July 16, 2025

Former US Vice President Kamala Harris pauses as she speaks at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco, California, on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Camille Cohen / AFP) (Photo by CAMILLE COHEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Will she or won’t she? The California governor’s race waits on Kamala Harris

July 16, 2025

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks as Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.? (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Trump accuses Schiff of mortgage fraud, which Schiff calls false ‘political retaliation’

July 15, 2025

Los Angeles, CA - July 04: An American flag passes by marines standing guard during a rally against the ongoing ICE raids taking place in the city at the Federal Building on Friday, July 4, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times)

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Barabak: For California, a summer of discontent

July 15, 2025

Policy, Issues and Agencies

ICE is gaining access to trove of Medicaid records, adding new peril for immigrants

July 17, 2025
A new mural in France shows the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes in a swipe at Trump

July 17, 2025
National Guard came to L.A. to fight unrest. Troops ended up fighting boredom

July 17, 2025
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Arellano: The forgotten godfather of Trump’s scorched earth immigration campaign

July 17, 2025
Feds charge 3 current or former Louisiana police chiefs in an alleged visa fraud scheme

July 16, 2025
U.S. deports migrants from Jamaica, Cuba and other countries to the small African kingdom of Eswatini

July 16, 2025

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Commentary: The power grid battle that’s dividing California environmentalists

July 17, 2025
Democrats, playing defense on immigration, see a flicker of hope in new polls

July 17, 2025
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Skelton: Straight-shooting advisor George Steffes always had Reagan’s ear

July 14, 2025
This four-decade veteran of city government thinks Los Angeles is in dire trouble

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Is late night dead? Stephen Colbert’s CBS cancellation raises troubling questions
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Fox News’ Jesse Watters admits mistake in program claiming Newsom lied about Trump call

July 17, 2025
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CBS to end ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ next year

July 17, 2025
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The Senate voted to defund NPR and PBS. How will local stations cope?

July 17, 2025
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Urban League declares a ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the U.S. in response to Trump

July 17, 2025
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The House is poised to OK Trump’s $9-billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

July 17, 2025
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July 17, 2025
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July 17, 2025
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After CBS and ABC’s Trump settlements, Democrats want to curb presidential library gifts

July 16, 2025
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Ex-NYPD commissioner sues NYC mayor, alleging he ran police department as a ‘criminal enterprise’

July 16, 2025
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Trump slams his own supporters as ‘weaklings’ for falling for what he now calls the Epstein ‘hoax’

July 16, 2025
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July 16, 2025

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