WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his allies are pursuing an alternative strategy to defend against mounting court orders blocking his policies: Raise the financial stakes for those suing the administration.

House Republicans want to force people suing the U.S. to post financial guarantees to cover the government’s costs if they win a...Read more

DENVER — A federal judge in Denver on Thursday ordered the deportation case for the wife and five children of Pearl Street Mall attack suspect Mohammed Soliman transferred to a court in Texas since the family is being held in that state.

Hayam El Gamal, 41, and her children were detained by federal immigration authorities on June 3, two days ...Read more

DENVER — The wolves roaming the state have new pups that are being monitored by wildlife officials, Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed Thursday.

A spokesman for the agency declined to say how many pups have been spotted — or from how many litters — but said staff members had begun to tally the number of new additions to the state’s ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Seven of the Democrats running to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a rare joint statement Thursday to condemn the forceful removal of Sen. Alex Padilla from a Department of Homeland Security news conference, calling it a “dark moment for our democracy.”

“We are witnessing the rise of authoritarianism that ...Read more

The Illinois secretary of state’s office said Thursday it will conduct an audit of the state’s automated license plate reader system after it was allegedly used illegally by law enforcement in Texas to track down a woman for an abortion care-related matter.

A state law last year restricted the sale, sharing and access of its license plate ...Read more

While President Donald Trump remains deeply unpopular in heavily Democratic California, a new poll finds surprising support in the state for the Republican’s top policy initiatives of shrinking the federal government and limiting federal benefits to U.S. citizens.

The poll of 1,591 California adults and 1,080 likely voters, conducted from May...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tensions over President Trump’s immigration crackdown boiled over Thursday as U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed from a Homeland Security news conference and immigration agents swept across the region arresting people suspected of living in the United States illegally.

Outrage over the operations has ...Read more

A federal judge in San Francisco expressed skepticism at a hearing Thursday that President Trump had the authority to federalize the National Guard, questioning whether he had followed the law before ordering an extraordinary deployment to Los Angeles over the weekend.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, presiding over the case, pushed back ...Read more

SEATTLE — A sweeping Biden-era initiative to restore Columbia Basin salmon runs, boost tribal energy development and provide a pathway for dam removal on the Lower Snake River has been canceled by President Donald Trump.

A presidential memorandum issued Thursday revoked the 2023 Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement, which Trump stated “placed...Read more

WASHINGTON — Federal agents forcibly removed Sen. Alex Padilla from a news conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday in Los Angeles, taking him to the ground and handcuffing him, according to the California Democrat’s office and videos posted online.

The incident prompted Democratic lawmakers to call for an ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Francisco has been working as a taquero for more than a year, but he’s never felt as worried as he does now, in the shadow of a week of ongoing sweeps in Los Angeles by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“We can’t go out to work as much on the streets now,” the 23-year-old said in Spanish. “We’ve heard from ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Under mounting pressure from the Trump administration, Children's Hospital Los Angeles will shutter its longstanding health care program for trans children and young adults this summer, according to emails reviewed by The Times.

The Center for Transyouth Health and Development began telling its nearly 3,000 patient families of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Federal agents stormed a Huntington Park home Thursday morning and were accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Sabrina Medina, 28, was cleaning her patio Wednesday night when she saw a silver minivan slow down in front of her home in Huntington Park.

She said she saw the driver recording her and her brother-in-...Read more

ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court will consider the long-simmering subpoena fight between a state Senate committee and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

In a brief, two-page notice , the court’s clerk on Thursday confirmed justices have received the case and could hear oral arguments as soon as October if they’re requested by...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shock and outrage were just some of the reactions from elected officials over U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California being forcibly removed from a news briefing and handcuffed at a federal building in Los Angeles.

“I just saw something that sickened my stomach, the manhandling of a United States Senator,” Senate Democratic ...Read more

MIAMI — Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader from Miami who President Donald Trump pardoned for his participation in the Jan. 6 attack, wants citizens to take deporting undocumented immigrants into their own hands. Literally, he has an app for that.

Tarrio has announced he will be the “czar” of an independent organization that ...Read more

On Saturday morning in the UK, King Charles III and other members of the British royal family are expected to stand on the balcony at Buckingham Palace in London for what’s become an annual spectacle known as Trooping the Colour.

Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Catherine will do their royal waves and watch a parade of more...Read more

As the war in Ukraine rages on, there is widespread concern among Americans that Russia could resort to using nuclear weapons, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll.

The survey — which sampled 1,265 registered voters June 5-9 — also found that Americans are pessimistic about the likelihood that a ceasefire will be achieved soon...Read more

A rare “first” has happened to an animal rescue in Minnesota — one that possibly won’t ever be repeated. A stray cat managed to find herself thousands of miles from home … on a completely different continent.

Needless to say, staff was in shock.

“After nearly 15 years providing animal control services, it’s rare for us to ...Read more