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Newsom's defamation case against Fox News scheduled for trial in 2028
Gov. Gavin Newsom's defamation case against Fox News is scheduled to go to trial in early 2028, when the California Demo
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Salvadorans anxiously await news on whether TPS protections will end
The Department of Homeland Security has not yet announced whether it will end or extend Temporary Protected Status for s
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'Our border is closed': Inside Trump's push for zero migrants — and the tunnels defying it
Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border are at historical lows, but the Trump administration continues to push offic
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Hilton proposes eliminating DMV, slashing vehicle registration fee if elected governor
Republican candidate Steve Hilton is vowing to abolish California's DMV and cap annual vehicle registration at $73, revi
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Canada's tariffs go into effect, spotlighting soured relations with U.S.
Ottawa's latest measures are a response to tariffs imposed by President Trump last month on Canadian exports.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff seeks to delay sentencing because of health issues
Dana Williamson, Newsom's onetime chief of staff, is seeking to delay her sentencing date for political corruption becau
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Is the news stressing you out? MS NOW partners with Calm
The cable channel is offering meditation exercises on its new digital platform that launches Wednesday.
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Trump's economic record is working against him in the midterms
The president, who won reelection based on a promise to turn the economy around, now faces a reckoning in midterms cente
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As Trump locks in oil deal, Venezuelans ask: What happened to elections?
Some Venezuelans fear President Trump's oil deal with the Venezuelan government will entrench what's becoming a dictator
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U.S. is running low on advanced defensive missiles — and it could take years to recover
As the U.S. burns through key Patriot and THAAD interceptors, experts warn it could take years to rebuild defenses again
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Barabak: Integrity on the ballot: Election deniers target secretary of state races in key states
Trump's attempts to undermine democracy has elevated the importance of election oversight. Election deniers are on the b
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Low-income patients at UCLA Health scramble to find new doctors as contract ends
Thousands of low-income patients, some desperately ill, are scrambling to find new doctors as they lose access to UCLA H
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'60 Minutes' opens its new season under Bari Weiss with the L.A. Rams
Jon Wertheim's Rams profile leads the Sept. 13 season premiere of "60 Minutes" — the first since Bari Weiss' purge of th
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Trumpism's shadow looms over German election as far right eyes historic power
Leaders of an extremist, far-right party in Germany have quietly borrowed pages from President Trump's playbook to cast
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Judge again halts Postal Service mail ballot plan as Trump administration seeks Supreme Court relief
A federal judge again Friday blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enacting President Trump's sweeping new mail ballot ru
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FCC asks court to reject ABC's 1st Amendment claims
The FCC is arguing Disney's lawsuit is a wrong-headed attempt to short-circuit the agency's review process after ABC was
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Norah O'Donnell returns to 'CBS Mornings' as co-host
O'Donnell rejoins Gayle King and Nate Burleson at the table of the struggling morning program.
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Commentary: The bigoted rhetoric against Muslim American politicians is backfiring. Next up: Abdul El-Sayed
The bigoted rhetoric against Muslim American politicians is backfiring
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Fox News cuts ties with Maria Bartiromo, weeks after she vanished from her own shows
Bartiromo, who hosted "Sunday Morning Futures" and "Mornings with Maria," has been off the air since Aug. 9.
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Trump targets private school tax-exempt status over race-based aid. California takes notice
The Treasury Department proposed the change Thursday. If finalized, the rule would take effect after May 2027, aiming to
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