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Former President Biden's secretary of Health and Human Services is strongly considering running for governor of California, according to allies.

He slaps a 25% tariff on Colombian goods and imposes a raft of visa restrictions. Latin American nations are grappling with how to deal with Trump on his signature issue.

The assembly of billionaires at Trump's inauguration was a display of wealth and power unlike any before. The display was all the more remarkable given how recently many in tech were politically naive or apathetic.

President Trump issued an executive order purporting to end government censorship. Critics scoffed, saying his actions do just the opposite.

The Trump administration's plans to crack down on immigration and launch mass deportations could drain caregivers from the workforce as California and the country face the needs of an aging population, advocates and experts say.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's plea to Trump the day after his inauguration exemplified the principled criticism the president deserves regardless of his victory.

As Eisenhower once said of how conflicts end, 'sometimes it just gets down to the dirty job of killing until one side or the other cracks.'

The 1,500 migrants living in this Mexico City encampment face hard choices with President Trump in office.

Community groups are dusting off the rapid-response networks they built during President Trump's first administration to prepare for immigration sweeps in California's agricultural heartland.

President Trump says he plans to issue an order to 'open up the pumps' and deliver more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to California farms and cities.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a new church-state case that could yield a potentially momentous decision and change the funding of public schools in much of the nation.

Trump revoked the security for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert and former advisor turned critic who faces regular threats to his life.

Powerful forces in Middle East and, now, in Washington working against truce lasting beyond its first phase.

Capital punishment has continued to become rarer in recent years, and public opinion of the practice keeps growing dimmer with time.

Thailand has long been known as a haven for LGBTQ+ communities. It is only the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, behind Taiwan in 2019 and Nepal in 2023.

The executive order conflicts with laws in California and other blue states that forbid discrimination based on gender identity. The courts are expected to take up the issue.

Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.

The Department of Justice is planning to investigate and possibly prosecute state and local officials who hinder Trump administration immigration efforts.

The new/old president seems to have a memory issue. 'You will pay,' he told Jan. 6 lawbreakers in 2021. You're free to go, he said Monday.

Worry spreads over what Trump's orders will mean for California immigrants. One in eight state residents are undocumented or live with a family member who is.

Former President Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden are spending their first days after leaving the White House in Santa Barbara County.

Musk made the gestures during a giddy speech celebrating Trump's return to power at a rally Monday at Capital One Arena in Washington. Many condemn the gestures, but not the ADL.