A top L.A. County probation official has said the agency won’t obey a state order to vacate Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall this month, potentially setting up a costly showdown between …
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House OKs bill with military pay raise, ban on trans care for minors
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a $895-billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half …
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Sen. Padilla to Biden: protect immigrants before Trump takes office
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers including California Sen. Alex Padilla are urging President Biden to take action now to protect immigrants with temporary legal statuses and work authorizations. President-elect Donald Trump has …
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Trump names California GOP’s Harmeet Dhillon for civil rights post
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHarmeet Dhillon — one of California’s most prominent Republican Party operatives, a cultural crusader against “woke” politics and a fervent champion of President-elect Donald Trump — was named Monday by …
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Red states roll out plans that may aid Trump’s mass deportation efforts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in some states are already rolling out proposals that could help the president-elect carry out his pledge …
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Kimberly Guilfoyle has been nominated to serve as United States ambassador to Greece, President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday. Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host now deeply enmeshed in the broader …
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Scott Schmerelson, a retired principal who became an unlikely politician, is the new president of the Los Angeles Board of Education weeks after winning a tight and costly re-election in …
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The question isn’t whether the energy transition will happen. It’s how quickly we can shift from lung-damaging, planet-warming fossil fuels to clean energy, and how much harm we can prevent …
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WASHINGTON — “Not Fade Away” closed out the Kennedy Center Honors at this year’s ceremony, just as honorees the Grateful Dead had used Buddy Holly’s ode to enduring love to close …
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Security contractor can seek damages from CNN over Afghan war profiteer report
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA judge ruled Friday that a security contractor can seek punitive damages against CNN over a November 2021 report about war profiteers who charged Afghans who were trying to leave …