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Trump has vowed to fight California on a variety of fronts, including its homeless policies, its resistance to a border wall, its electric car mandate and over his plans to begin mass deportations.

The multibillionaire's newfound prominence in policymaking for the incoming Trump administration has a growing parallel across the Atlantic.

As government agencies prepare for a potential shutdown, questions about a potentially burgeoning H5N1 bird flu pandemic are top of mind for many public health and agriculture officials.

The Food and Drug Administration plans to update its definition of "healthy" foods. Items that are high in saturated fat, sodium and added sugars no longer qualify.

Transgender military officers, diplomats abroad, others, believe progress and acceptance built over a decade may be destroyed

Killings, including a notorious massacre, in a Syrian suburb left residents wanting revenge. Then they heard a militia leader was going to be hanged.

Efforts to reform life inside the walls of the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla are making headway. But most female prisoners have experienced levels of trauma that make it hard to build trust.

Donald Trump's victory, and especially his winning the popular vote, has caused Black women to rethink their approach to politics. For some, the solution is more focus on local issues and their own needs.

TikTok's case is set for oral argument on Jan. 10, nine days before the site is scheduled to be shut down.

Two leftists bros started the 'Know Your Enemy' podcast to help listeners understand America's right wing rather than ridicule and demonize it.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, once a political star, is fighting for his job amid calls to step down. Donald Trump is adding to his troubles.

An advisor to Donald Trump's pick for Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., petitioned the government to withdraw approval of the polio vaccine.

Trump claims J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register tried to "create a false narrative of inevitability" for Kamala Harris. Experts said he aims to chill impartial election assessments.

The brazen street bombing of a top Russian general could reflect Ukraine's wish to hit Moscow hard before Donald Trump takes office and any negotiations begin.

Presidents and their partisans often argue about who deserves credit or blame for U.S. economic performance. But much of the country's strength transcends presidencies.

President-elect Donald Trump casts himself as a strongman fixer of major problems, but has begun to walk back certain campaign promises.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her Broadway debut over the weekend with a one-night-only role in the musical '& Juliet.'

The U.S. is one of more than 30 countries with unrestricted birthright citizenship. Trump said in a recent interview that he plans to revoke the right.

'These people need to go to prison,' Trump's FBI pick has said of Biden, Harris, Obama and others, echoing Trump's long-expressed desire to prosecute foes.

Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong on his plans to shake up the newspaper and build for the future.

Over 100 manufacturing and business groups are asking for a rollback of Biden administration regulations on pollution, worker safety and consumer protections.