WASHINGTON — President Trump reportedly is set to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this …
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Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — About half of U.S. adults approve of how President Trump is handling transgender issues, according to a new poll — a relative high point for a president who has the …
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Quakers march against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants, carrying on a long tradition
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPRINCETON, N.J. — A group of Quakers is marching more than 300 miles from New York City to Washington to demonstrate against the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants. The march extends a …
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Trump team weighs suspending constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller says President Trump is looking for ways to expand his legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally. …
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GENEVA — Talks between U.S. and Chinese delegations over tariffs that have threatened to upend the global economy ended after a day of prolonged negotiations and will resume Sunday, an official told …
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With L.A. in crisis, Mayor Karen Bass’ hiring goal for the LAPD slips further out of reach
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNewsletter You’re reading the L.A. on the Record newsletter Sign up to make sense of the often unexplained world of L.A. politics. Enter email address Sign Me Up You may …
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Central Coast farmers invest in guest worker housing to stabilize workforce
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSALINAS, Calif. — Every year, farmers in this fertile valley dubbed the “salad bowl of the world” rely on tens of thousands of workers to harvest leafy greens and juicy strawberries. But …
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California judge pauses much of Trump slashing of federal agencies
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSAN FRANCISCO — The Trump administration must halt much of its widescale downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco issued the …
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Suspended LAFD union president disputes allegations of missing receipts: ‘I’ve been unjustly accused’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFreddy Escobar stood on the sidewalk outside his former workplace waving a green thumb drive and a stack of papers that he said would clear his name. The suspended president …
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Rights groups sue to free Venezuelans deported from the U.S. and held in El Salvador
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — International human rights organizations on Friday filed a lawsuit with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asking that the commission order El Salvador’s government to release Venezuelans …