Associated Press objects to new White House press policy – JURIST
The Associated Press (AP) filed a preliminary injunction on Wednesday seeking to ensure immediate compliance with the injunction imposed last week that ordered the White House to allow AP reporters…
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Trump’s policies, stock market volatility leave big questions for California budget planners
SACRAMENTO — As the stock market plummeted last week, California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas sat at his desk in the state Capitol and predicted that President Trump’s tariffs would “squeeze our economy…
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Daniel Lurie is San Francisco’s nerdy new mayor — and hype man
SAN FRANCISCO — When Daniel Lurie won election in November as San Francisco’s new mayor, he knew there were daunting challenges ahead: the twin epidemics of homelessness and addiction; a deflated downtown…
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Policy Week in Review – April 11, 2025
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Decision Allowing Reinstatement of NLRB Member Wilcox On April 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that National Labor Relations Board Member…
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Trump digs in on tariff plan and threatens stiffer China levies as trade crisis deepens
WASHINGTON — Mixed messages on trade from the Trump administration threw markets into further turbulence on Monday, leaving investors, foreign governments and the president’s own allies desperate for an offramp from a…
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In O.C., ex-Vice President Harris says she’ll stay politically active
In a rare appearance after her loss in November’s presidential election, former Vice President and potential gubernatorial candidate Kamala Harris on Thursday decried the rollback of fundamental rights under President…
Read More » In O.C., ex-Vice President Harris says she’ll stay politically active
In a rare appearance after her loss in November’s presidential election, former Vice President and potential gubernatorial candidate Kamala Harris on Thursday decried the rollback of fundamental rights under President…
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Trump targets California ban on ‘forced outing’ of students’ gender identity to parents
Federal officials have launched an investigation of the California Department of Education for withholding from parents information about changes to their child’s gender identity, setting up a showdown between the…
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News Analysis: Trump consistently frames policy around ‘fairness,’ trading on American frustration
In a sit-down interview with Fox News last month, President Trump and his billionaire “efficiency” advisor Elon Musk framed new tariffs on foreign trading partners as a simple matter of…
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Threats Rise Against Judges Overseeing Trump Policy Cases, Fueling Safety Concerns
President Trump’s angry call on Tuesday for the impeachment of a federal judge who ruled against his administration on deportation flights has set off a string of near-instant social media…
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Judge Blocks Policy That Would Expel Transgender Troops
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Tuesday from banning transgender people from serving in the military. In a forcefully written opinion that rebuked the president’s effort, U.S. District…
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Trump’s Losses Raise a Question: Should One Judge Set National Policy?
Judges in courtrooms from Rhode Island to Seattle have issued rulings against President Trump that have not only angered the president but also focused the attention of scholars of all…
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Former Rep. Katie Porter announces run for California governor
Former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter announced Tuesday morning that she is running for governor, potentially altering the dynamic in an already crowded field of prominent Democrats seeking to replace…
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How to Handle Your Company’s Inconsistent Vacation Policy
SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, answers HR questions each week. Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like him to answer? Submit it…
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Hundreds of scientists from UCLA, USC protest Trump policy changes
Hundreds of scientists marched under sunny skies in front of federal offices in Los Angeles on Friday as part of a day of nationwide protests against Trump administration policies. Pushing…
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Trump’s 1% policy wars: Transgender people, USAID funding and now Canadian fentanyl?
When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called President Trump this week to discuss the imposition of stiff U.S. tariffs, Trump linked the decision to deadly fentanyl and undocumented migrants crossing…
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What has a 2018 law done to ‘Trump-proof’ California on immigration?
WASHINGTON — Two days after Donald Trump won the 2016 election, California state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León canceled a flight to Germany and called his executive staff for a…
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Trump’s cruel ban on transgender troops faces a fight
The Trump administration‘s policies are built on a foundation of lies: Millions of foreign criminals and mentally ill people illegally stream across our borders. Doctors abort babies after they are…
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Trump Orders Steps to Implement America First Trade Policy
On 21 February 2025, President Trump ordered three additional steps to implement the America First Trade Policy announced on 20 January 2025: Establish a notice and comment process for the US…
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NLRB GC Rescinds NLRB Non-Compete Labor Policy
In a significant development for employers that use restrictive covenant agreements, on February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen rescinded prior NLRB GC…
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