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WASHINGTON — It’s rare for President Donald Trump to sit out a political horse race. But his lack of an endorsement so far in the bitter Republican Senate primary in Texas has created ripples from the Lone Star State ...Read more

The largest open-ended strike of health care professionals in U.S. history will end Tuesday, without workers winning on a key wage demand.

Spokespersons for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Following the Supreme Court’s decision last week to strike down many of President Donald Trump’s worldwide tariffs, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer has made a vow: His conference will “block�...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is likely to face legal obstacles if it argues against refunds for the tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court — thanks to statements by Justice Department lawyers.

In a 6-3...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For a number of California departments, overtime is an unfortunate necessity. Paying employees time and a half inflates state agencies’ payroll costs, but often the practice is unavoidable to fill ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago’s newest name for a snowplow will be “Abolish ICE,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Monday.

Johnson announced the name as the winner of a citywide contest. He had earlier given it a “full and ...Read more

A Republican member of the Michigan State Board of Education is asking the federal government to investigate the Michigan Department of Education's policies regarding gender and sex education instruction.

In a letter to ...Read more

Craig Chamberlain planned to have a leisurely breakfast with his wife at Los Muertos beach in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Sunday. But when they spotted plumes of smoke billowing from the heart of town as they drove into ...Read more

More than a month after U.S. forces removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power, and amid a tighter U.S. embargo on Cuba and heightened boat strikes in the region, Caribbean leaders are preparing to meet with U.S....Read more

A majority of Illinoisans are opposed to and concerned about Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in their communities and near schools, according to newly released survey data from the Illinois Education ...Read more

The most well-compensated state workers — apart from the football and basketball coaches of University of California teams — are the investment managers and executives of the Golden State’s public pension funds. And ...Read more

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating an incident in which a swastika was reportedly drawn on a bathroom wall at the Coast Guard’s training center in Cape May, New Jersey.

“Following discovery of a hate symbol drawn ...Read more

WASHINGTON — New whistleblower documents detail substantial cuts by the Trump administration to the training requirements for new immigration officers.

Among the cuts are the elimination of practical exams, use of ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A new report examining fraud risk in Minnesota government programs describes longstanding vulnerabilities dating back to the 1970s and repeated inaction by state leaders despite nearly a half-century of...Read more

WASHINGTON — A former ICE teacher at a Georgia training center told congressional Democrats on Monday, Feb. 23, that new agents are trained to run roughshod over constitutional rights, including the right against a home ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Santana High School shooter Charles “Andy” Williams will continue to remain in custody as the courts sort out his case, which sits in a legal limbo between adult and juvenile courts.

A San Diego Juvenile...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Yuba Water Agency and state officials reported encouraging water-quality test results following the large pipe rupture at the New Colgate Powerhouse in Yuba County.

In a Friday news release, the ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The late Rev. Jesse Jackson will lie in state at the South Carolina State House as part of the arrangements honoring the civil rights leader who died on Feb. 17.

Jackson will lie in state Monday, March ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown sued the Trump administration on Monday in an effort to stop plans to convert a Washington County warehouse into a 1,500-bed immigration detention facility.

The ...Read more

BALTIMORE — As local governments in Maryland clash with the Trump administration’s plans for new federal immigration facilities, the issue is reviving a long-running constitutional question: When the federal government...Read more