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Follow the fast-moving developments under the Trump Administration.
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday. Fed policymakers say they remain committed to curbing stubborn inflation.
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A new rule for asylum applications adds to the bevy of changes under the Trump administration to the core program for those fleeing persecution in their home countries.
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Four Republicans joined Democrats to approve the measure. While it is not legally binding, the resolution represents growing frustration inside Congress over the war.
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ICE quickly opened a new detention center in a former California state prison last year. Detainees now are suing over their access to healthcare.
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Local governments have until Aug. 7 to call a local measure election to be included in the November General Election.
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The University of California system also announced a record high number of transfers from California community colleges.
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Imperfect ParadiseLAist's weekly on-demand news magazine show that pulls back the curtain and dives deeper into the biggest and most consequential SoCal stories of the week from our newsroom. New episodes drop every Friday.
Listen 30:25The city of Los Angeles is home to over two thousand active oil wells, many concentrated in communities of color where residents have long reported serious health issues. On this episode of Imperfect Paradise, LAist’s Erin Stone takes us inside one neighborhood’s fight to shut down a drill site, and explores what a broader effort to phase out drilling could mean for a region whose economy and infrastructure were built on an oil field.
Can a city built by the oil industry stop drilling for good?
