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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.”

• Trump declares border emergency, testing the limits of presidential authority
• Column: Trump's national emergency declaration isn't an act of strength. It's a show of weakness

Trump: Where’s my Nobel Prize?

By Noah Bierman

Trump doesn’t let environmental laws stand in the way of border barrier construction

The Trump administration has repeatedly issued legal waivers to speed construction of a border wall, bypassing environmental laws.

By Anna M. Phillips and Molly O'Toole

Supreme Court agrees to decide by summer on Trump's new census question

The Supreme Court will rule on the plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, dealing a blow to California and other states with large numbers of immigrants.

By David G. Savage

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

• Atmospheric river leaves a destructive path through California

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

By Alice Su

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

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How did YouTube personality ‘Furry Potato’s’ trip to an L.A. synagogue end in gunfire?

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

America’s system for detecting airborne attacks like anthrax is getting replaced with one plagued by flaws, a Times investigation finds

America’s system for detecting airborne attacks like anthrax is getting replaced with one plagued by flaws, a Times investigation finds

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

• Can you make it to Sierra or SoCal snow resorts for the holiday weekend? Maybe

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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A year after the Parkland massacre, two fathers are divided on guns but united by pain

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As tobacco sales dry up, Kentucky farmers look to the state’s ‘original crop’ — hemp

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Poor, elderly and too frail to escape: Paradise fire killed the most vulnerable residents

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Someone urinated in a female sergeant's boots. Now the California Air National Guard faces coverup allegations

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Effects of L.A. teachers' strike ripple across California and beyond

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Trump ordered 15,000 new border and immigration officers — but got thousands of vacancies instead

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