WASHINGTON — A year into the Trump administration’s ratcheted-up mass deportation effort, approval rates for asylum seekers have plummeted as immigrants are too afraid to show up for court hearings. Fewer than …
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Rep. Kevin Kiley opts against challenging fellow Republican Tom McClintock
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNorthern California Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), whose congressional district was carved up in the redistricting ballot measures approved by voters last year, announced Monday that he would not challenge fellow …
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Supreme Court questions denying gun rights to marijuana users in test of the 2nd Amendment
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday urged the Supreme Court to limit the reach of the 2nd Amendment and deny gun rights to “habitual” users of drugs, including marijuana. But most …
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SACRAMENTO — The race for California governor couldn’t be much closer. And that’s scary for Democrats. Only the top two vote-getters in the June 2 primary — regardless of their party — …
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UC president defends diplomacy, calling it the ‘better course’ amid Trump attacks
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBERKELEY — University of California President James B. Milliken, in his first extensive interview since taking the helm of the nation’s premier public higher education system, defended UC’s diplomatic approach to President …
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Trump says Fed pick and AI will deliver boom. Economists have doubts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump, his Treasury secretary and his choice to lead the Federal Reserve believe they can coax the U.S. economy back to a boom reminiscent of the 1990s. They are …
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According to President Trump, the United States attacked Iran because the Iranian regime posed “imminent threats” to the U.S. and its allies, including through its use of terrorist proxies and …
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Assessing national redistricting fight as midterm vote begins
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDonald Trump has never been one to play by the rules. Whether it’s stiffing contractors as a real estate developer, defying court orders he doesn’t like as president or leveraging …
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Surveillance company Flock generates controversy, and L.A. customers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSanta Cruz tried out the surveillance company Flock Safety for a little over a year before deciding it was time to move on. Cambridge, Mass., also had enough and tore …
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LAREDO, Texas — A month after ICE agents sent the young Ecuadoran mother and her 7-year-old daughter to a sprawling detention center 1,300 miles from their Minnesota home, they were finally free. …