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A lawsuit filed by Karina Alvarez sets up a legal battle over the independence of one of the county’s most important elected officials.
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A second federal judge paused President Trump's executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19. -
Ed Martin advanced bogus claims about election fraud in swing states in 2020, and he spoke at a boisterous rally in Washington the day before the siege on the Capitol. -
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President Trump's efforts to cut federal programs and fire watchdogs are drawing attention to 1970s-era government reforms. -
The National Nuclear Security Administration is a semi-autonomous agency within the Department of Energy that oversees the U.S. stockpile of thousands of nuclear weapons. Officials were given hours to fire hundreds of employees. -
As federal layoffs mount, sources say the Trump administration plans a 50% staffing cut at the federal housing agency. The moves come amid an affordable housing shortage and record high homelessness. -
Brian Jones, state Senate minority leader, will unveil a proposed overhaul of California's "sanctuary state" law next week at the San Diego County Administration Building. -
As President Trump carries out his "flood the zone" strategy, Democrats in Congress are confronting the constraints of life in the minority and the limited options they have to slow down his agenda. -
An order to dismiss the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams has sent the Justice Department into a crisis. Several top prosecutors resigned rather than obey orders to dismiss the case.
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