Posts by Kevin Harson
Trump’s rebuke to ‘gender ideology’ changes federal policy and sets up clash with California
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s executive order rejecting liberal “gender ideology” and restoring the “biological truth” of two sexes sets the stage for a legal battle in California and the blue states over transgender students and adults. Trump says his administration will only recognize “two sexes, male and female” in federal policy, and not “gender identity” that…
Read MoreUnder Trump, we could be flying blind when it comes to bird flu, other infectious diseases
The United States is ground zero for the H5N1 bird flu. Since March 2024, when the virus was first reported in a Texas dairy herd, the virus has killed one person, sickened scores more, contaminated the nation’s food supply, felled dozens of house pets, infected more than 900 dairy herds across 16 states, and caused…
Read MoreAlawites wary as a post-Assad Syria takes shape
DEIR SHMAYEL, Syria — In the mountains east of Syria’s Mediterranean coast, armed patrols root out Assad loyalists, masked gunmen monitor checkpoints and residents fret every strange face could be an informer. “See those guys over there? I think they’re watching me,” said Alaa Al-Rahy, watching from his balcony a trio of workers tending to a…
Read MoreU.S. and Australia have long fought fires together. Climate change threatens joint efforts
MELBOURNE — As flames engulfed swaths of Los Angeles County this month and U.S. fire authorities scrambled to coordinate help from overseas, one longtime firefighting partner was left off their list: Australia. Mexico and Canada both sent personnel and equipment to the front lines, and the Australian government publicly offered to help as part of a…
Read MoreLess process than ‘a traffic ticket’: ACLU sues to stop Trump’s fast-track deportation policy
A day after the Trump administration moved to vastly expand its powers to carry out fast-track deportations as part of a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, the American Civil Liberties Union has sued to try to stop it. The new policy, known as “expedited removal,” empowers immigration officials to swiftly deport those who have entered the…
Read More‘Scare tactic.’ Bonta slams Trump move targeting local officials over immigration
WASHINGTON — As part of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the Department of Justice will be empowered to investigate and even criminally prosecute government officials who do not comply with restrictive orders on immigration. The move, outlined in an internal memo reported by multiple news outlets Wednesday, effectively puts a target on the backs of…
Read MoreOpinion: President Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons broke his promise to the nation
Promises made, promises kept, President Trump liked to crow during his first term, sometimes deservedly. He’s only days into his second term and already he’s making that claim after a torrent of executive orders. In no case is his boast more justified, if shameful, than for his Day 1 blanket order pardoning 1,583 rioters who…
Read More‘Freaked out’: Fear, uncertainty grip California’s immigrant community as Trump rolls out crackdown plan
Leticia Jimenez expects to graduate from Cal State San Bernardino this spring with a degree in business administration. She came to the country without authorization when she was 2 years old and grew up working the fields of the Coachella Valley with her parents when school was out. She would be excited about the new…
Read MoreBiden, Harris in California, and soon Trump will be too
Former President Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden are spending their first days after leaving the White House in Santa Barbara County, according to media reports. The Bidens traveled to a private home in Santa Ynez after attending the inauguration of President Trump in the packed rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Monday, NBC…
Read MoreThe Getup: Casual Winter on a Budget
As winter tightens its grip across various regions in the United States, from the unexpected snowfalls along the Gulf Coast to the biting cold of the Midwest and Northeast, dressing in winter on a budget doesn’t have to mean sacrificing daily style or comfort. Essential reading: Source link
Read MoreMusk says his gestures at Trump inauguration event weren’t Nazi salutes
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a top aide to President Trump, drew and quickly dismissed a raft of condemnation from Democratic lawmakers, left-wing politicians abroad and others across the internet after twice making what to some looked like a Nazi salute from an inauguration stage. Musk — who has endorsed antisemitic remarks and…
Read MoreImmigrant rights advocates prepare to fight Trump’s immigration orders
WASHINGTON — A day after President Trump issued a dozen executive orders cracking down on illegal immigration, advocates and a coalition of states led by California are preparing for court battles against an administration that appears to have learned from previous legal missteps made during Trump’s first term. Among the many sweeping changes in Trump’s…
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