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California to sue Trump administration over national emergency declaration

California to sue Trump administration over national emergency declaration

“Fortunately, Donald Trump is not the last word,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said. “The courts will be the last word.”

• Supreme Court agrees to decide by summer on Trump's new census question
• Column: Trump's national emergency declaration isn't an act of strength. It's a show of weakness

Trump dangles peace deal with North Korea, but experts fear he'll give up too much

By Noah Bierman and

Trump: Where’s my Nobel Prize?

By Noah Bierman

• Column: The national emergency is in our president's skull

Nevada governor signs gun background checks into law two years after voters asked for them

A Democratic legislature and Democratic governor signed a tougher gun background check bill into law, fulfilling the desire of voters who approved the initiative in 2016.

By David Montero

Trump raises a new menace — socialism — and Democrats can’t agree how to respond

By Mark Z. Barabak and Melanie Mason

Sarah Huckabee Sanders interviewed in Mueller’s Russia investigation

Sarah Huckabee Sanders interviewed in Mueller’s Russia investigation

• Judge issues gag order for Roger Stone case in Russia investigation

Parts of Southern California haven't seen this much rain in decades. And more is on the way

Parts of Southern California haven't seen this much rain in decades. And more is on the way

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With each generation, the people of Taiwan feel more Taiwanese — and less Chinese

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Deploy an 'army of cats' to catch L.A. City Hall's rats? Not so fast

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Five winning ideas to build housing more quickly and cheaply for L.A.’s homeless community

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Nearly 50 inmates riot at Donovan state prison in Otay Mesa

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More snow in California than Boston? ‘Bonkers’ winter continues with approaching storm

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Chicago police arrest two men in Jussie Smollett case and say attack was not a hoax

Chicago police arrest two men in Jussie Smollett case and say attack was not a hoax

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