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President Trump is the first U.S. president in 116 years that the NAACP hasn't invited to the annual convention. The group says Trump is attacking democracy and civil rights.

President Trump wants to reframe how the country's stories are told. But historians are pushing back, saying the administration's actions amount to an attack on core institutions — and on history itself.

Tuesday's hearing comes after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by the Trump administration to temporarily pause a lower court order last week that directed the president to return control of the soldiers to the governor. The judge found the Guard deployment was illegal and exceeded Trump’s statutory authority.

The California Judges Association (CJA)’s Judicial Fairness Coalition (JFC) has planned a series of regional virtual town hall meetings throughout the state titled “Judges & Politics: Navigating the Intersection of Law, Power and Ethics.” All of the town halls are free of charge and open to the public, and the first two programs in the series will take place February 25 and March 19 at 4:30 p.m. PT. on Zoom There will be four town halls in total, presented in collaboration with the California Lawyers Association and the California Lawyers Foundation. Delineated by region, each town hall will feature local judges and moderators, and participants will have an opportunity to submit questions in advance. The Southern California Coastal Town Hall will be held on February 25 and panelists include Judge Lee Gabriel, Orange County Superior Court, Judge Robert Trentacosta, San Diego Superior Court, and Judge Laura Walton, Los Angeles Superior Court. The discussion will be moderated by Jerrilyn Malana, Chief Deputy District Attorney, San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. The Southern California Inland Town Hall will take place on March 19, and panelists include Judge Sean Lafferty, Riverside Superior Court, Judge Marco Nunez, Imperial County Superior Court, and Judge John Pacheco (Ret.), previously with the San Bernardino Superior Court. Greg Rizio, the Immediate Past President of CAL-ABOTA, will moderate the Southern California Inland Town Hall.

Lawson-Remer's office said she will "outline a bold local battleplan in response to a national crisis of governance."

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he is passing on running for the senate in next year's midterm elections, a blow to Republicans who spent months courting him to challenge Democratic incumbent.

In the last two months another two San Diego neighborhoods finished having their power lines put underground. The city’s about a third of the way done with a project it started in 1970.

The new research will study the physical and mental health effects of gender transition. It comes on the heels of the administration cutting hundreds of research grants for LGBTQ+ health.

An online debate about homelessness in Encinitas has spilled into council chambers and the community, on the heels of a proposal to expand the Community Resource Center's food pantry.

Michael Gonzales, the ambassador to Zambia, announced at an emotional press conference that the U.S. would cut $50 million in aid due to theft of medications.