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President-elect Donald Trump is vowing to carry out the largest deportation program in American history. While the scale and scope of any expulsion program remain in question given the costs and legal ...

The protest coincided with the return of the California Legislature for its 2025-2026 session and a special session to “Trump-proof” the state.

Cities like Denver and states like California are spending fortunes caring for the estimated ten million people who have ...

California Gov. Newsom has launched his campaign to safeguard liberal values ahead of another Donald Trump presidency.

If Trump starts cutting funding to the state and its local government, California will face massive problems—unless Newsom ...

In addition to lawmakers, labor activists and the business community have also shared concerns that critical workforce ...

A California senator has said that the state won’t aid the incoming Trump administration in its mass deportation efforts ...

Behind California’s Defiance Federal vs. State Authority California Senator Alex Padilla argues that the state lacks constitutional authority to enforce federal immigration laws. But this defiance ...

Hundreds of people demonstrated around the California Capitol on Monday to urge the Legislature to try to stop Trump's mass ...

California Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher called the special session a "political stunt" by Gov. Gavin Newsom ...