Hegseth signs memo for cuts to Pentagon civilian workforce
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pictured on Friday signing a memorandum that seeks to reduce the Department of Defense's civilian workforce by an undisclosed…
Justice Department eyes combining ATF and DEA as part of broad restructuring
WASHINGTON — Justice Department leadership is proposing cutting some offices and dramatically restructuring the department, including combining the two agencies responsible for enforcing drug and gun laws,…
Trump to cut 80,000 workers from Veterans Affairs, memo says
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired…
VFX giant Technicolor lays off more than 200 workers in Culver City
Technicolor Group, the storied visual effects, motion graphics and animation company behind some of Hollywood’s most memorable films, is shuttering operations, including in California.The company…
Trump memo calls on US federal agencies to prepare for mass layoffs | Donald Trump News
The US president and his allies continue their efforts to dismantle agencies long viewed with ire by conservatives.The administration of United States President Donald Trump…
Trump administration backtracks on eliminating thousands of national parks employees
Following a loud public outcry about job cuts at the National Park Service — and a relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts across the country…
Religious groups suing over immigration arrests at houses of worship
More than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to…
Disney softens DEI efforts with Trump back in office
Walt Disney Co. is changing some of its internal diversity, equity and inclusion policies, the latest move in the company’s slow pullback from such efforts.The…
Column: Trump creating an imperial presidency. He’s doing it by decree
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has been back in the White House for only two weeks, but he’s already remaking the federal government. He’s trying to create an…
White House orders freeze on ‘financial assistance,’ unleashing anger, confusion, lawsuit
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration caused a rush of confusion and anger Tuesday among Democratic leaders, state officials and federal program managers with a vague order…
Trump orders pause on federal grants, loans, according to internal OMB memo
President Donald Trump's acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, Matthew Vaeth, ordered a pause on all U.S. federal loans and grants beginning…
CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
NEW YORK — U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Amid abortion foes’ celebrations, U.S. limits prosecutions for blocking abortion clinics
WASHINGTON — The new Justice Department leadership under President Trump issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people accused of blocking reproductive rights facilities, calling…
Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local officials who stand in the way…
Fire chief says the city of L.A. let her agency down
As firefighters continued to battle massive wildfires Friday, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley stunned many observers with an extraordinary television interview.Crowley, pressed by a…
Did L.A.’s mayor cut the fire department budget? The answer gets tricky
When Mayor Karen Bass unveiled her budget plan for 2024-25, she called for a 2.7% reduction in spending at the Los Angeles Fire Department.Her proposal,…
Company memo reveals social media giant Meta rolling back DEI program
Social media giant Meta is rolling back its corporate diversity, equity and inclusion program, according to a leaked internal company memo published on Friday. File…
LAPD voiced concerns about city attorney’s push to charge a protester, memo says
Earlier this year, high-level officials in the Los Angeles Police Department asked for a meeting with city prosecutors to discuss a source of friction between…
Netherlands feared ‘great suffering’ in Gaza after UNRWA snub, memo reveals | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Days after the Netherlands suspended funding to the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees, Dutch officials expressed fears that pausing support for too long…
L.A. prosecutors say recording of racist City Hall conversation was a crime but refer case to the city attorney
A crime was committed by at least one former employee of the L.A. County Federation of Labor in connection with the recording of a racist…