Trump Says Federal Government Won’t Pay for California High-Speed Rail
The government was already investigating how the state was spending a federal grant on the train project to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Trump Says He Wants Alcatraz Restored as a Prison
The project would be extraordinarily expensive at a time when the administration already plans to cut billions of dollars from the Justice Department’s budget.
Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowed Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns
Clinicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs say the president’s return-to-office order is forcing many of them to work from makeshift spaces where it is difficult to guarantee patient privacy.
Bob Filner, Mayor of San Diego Who Left Amid Scandal, Dies at 82
A progressive member of Congress for two decades, he resigned as mayor after 18 women accused him of sexual harassment.
Canadian Snowbirds Bought Into the American Dream in Palm Springs. Was It a Mirage?
Each year, hundreds of thousands of Canadians visit the desert city. But tariffs and other attacks on their country by the Trump administration are driving them away.
Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge
For beekeepers, the problem isn’t just climate change and extreme weather: It’s also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown.
Trump Directive Calls to Turn Border Land Into ‘Military Installation’
The plan would put a strip along the southern border under Pentagon control, allowing the military to detain migrants for trespassing on a military base until Border Patrol agents could arrest them.
Sidelined and Still Processing Her Defeat, Harris Looks for a Way Back In
A successful campaign for governor of California in 2026, Kamala Harris has told allies, would give her a prominent perch from which to push back against President Trump and defend Democratic priorities.
Newsom Will Seek Trade Deals That Spare California From Retaliatory Tariffs
The governor’s announcement could ratchet up animosity between the Trump administration and California, the world’s fifth-largest economy.
Republicans Invoke Newsom in a Hearing on Transgender Sports
California Democrats rejected two Republican bills that would have banned transgender athletes from female sports. In a rare turn, Republicans tried to use the Democratic governor’s own words to challenge Democrats.