LA County leaders will weigh legal defense fund, other measures to help undocumented immigrants

A trio of motions aimed at protecting undocumented immigrants and others threatened with deportation, including putting $1 million into a legal defense fund, are scheduled to be voted on Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. City and county officials first proposed the ideas late last year in response to President Donald Trump's pre-election remarks about deporting people who live in the country illegally.

Errors prompt Trump to halt reports shaming ‘sanctuary cities’

The reports aimed to publicly shame local police for not cooperating with immigration authorities, but were suspended after three weeks because of numerous errors. Errors prompt Trump to halt reports shaming 'sanctuary cities' The reports aimed to publicly shame local police for not cooperating with immigration authorities, but were suspended after three weeks because of numerous errors.

And The Filibuster?

With Thursday's change in U.S. Senate rules to end debate on the nomination of a Supreme Court justice with a simple majority of votes, instead of the previous requirement of 60, the Republican majority in the Senate put to bed the filibuster as a tactic for any judicial or executive branch position that requires Senate confirmation. As The Washington Post reported, "The long-anticipated rules change now means that all presidential nominees for executive branch positions and the federal courts need only a simple majority vote to be confirmed by senators."

Trump to Bannon and Kushner: Work this out

Amid the croquet players and lunch guests mingling at Mar-a-Lago Friday, a more sober gathering was unfolding under the palms. Steve Bannon, the bomb-throwing former Breitbart executive who serves as President Donald Trump's chief strategist, was huddling at an out-of-the-way table with Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in an attempt to broker peace in a deepening -- and, increasingly, distracting -- rift between rival West Wing factions.

Media Bill O’Reilly’s troubles give viewers pause – but they still watch

With repercussions from the sexual harassment allegations against Bill O'Reilly rippling through the country this week, Kimberly JaJack, a longtime Fox News enthusiast, descended into her basement Wednesday, curled onto the sofa and clicked on the television. O'Reilly, the star she calls her primary news source, beamed into the room, already barreling into the questions of the day on "The O'Reilly Factor," the nation's No.

Stand against migrant ban a hot issue in Inslee’s inbox

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to the media at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Jan. 28, where he joined protesters in blasting President Donald Trump's executive order banning entry of refugees from seven Muslim-majority nations. The order was blocked from going into effect by a federal judge in Seattle.

Trump’s path forward only gets tougher after health-care fiasco

President Trump listens to a speaker during a Greek Independence Day celebration in the East Room of the White House Friday. The stunning collapse of the Republican health-care bill now imperils the rest of President Trump's ambitious congressional agenda, with few prospects for quick victory on tax reform, construction projects or a host of other issues in the months ahead despite complete GOP control of government.

Trump, GOP pull health bill

President Donald Trump and GOP leaders pulled their bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act off the House floor Friday when it became clear that the bill would fail. President Donald Trump, flanked by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and Vice President Mike Pence, speaks Friday in the Oval Offic... House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, with Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., behind her, said Friday that "Today is a great day for our country, what happened o... Thwarted by two factions of fellow Republicans, from the center and far right, House Speaker Paul Ryan said former President Barack Obama's health care law, the GOP's No.

New research finds the U.S. may not need a wall to keep immigrants out

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events The White House is already moving forward with its plan to construct a massive wall along the southern border of the country. But new research suggests the influx of low-skilled immigrants is already dropping, as forces that are far more powerful than a wall act to keep immigrants out.

Source: ICE is targeting ‘sanctuary cities’ with raids

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been targeting so-called "sanctuary cities" with increased enforcement operations in an effort to pressure those jurisdictions to cooperate with federal immigration agents, a senior US immigration official with direct knowledge of ongoing ICE actions told CNN. A sanctuary city is a broad term applied to states, cities and/or counties that have policies in place designed to limit cooperation or involvement in the enforcement of federal immigration operations.

Analysis: Trump the dealmaker struggles to seal the deal

President Donald Trump, the author of the best-selling book, "The Art of the Deal," is about to see his deal-making abilities ratified in a legislative showdown on the House floor - or dramatically rebuffed. Trump, in a message relayed by White House officials, demanded that House Republican leaders vote Friday on a GOP-backed health care bill embraced by the president, placing the legislation on the brink of failure and jeopardizing his vow to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's health care law.