Yankees allowed to sport beards for the first time in 49 years
So the New York Yankees, at long last, have done away with their anti-facial hair policy. Maybe, they reasoned, Aaron Judge wouldn’t have bungled that…
Trump’s Ukraine policy shift: How are European leaders planning to respond? | Russia-Ukraine war News
United States President Donald Trump’s plan to cut a deal with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over Ukraine and his administration’s new approach to transatlantic…
Contreras football coach Manuel Guevara returns following change in school policy
Following a week of controversy and discussions, Contreras football coach Manuel Guevara said Friday he and his staff have returned after rescinding their resignations following…
Education Department investigating CIF over transgender athlete policy
A day after the U.S. Department of Education announced it is opening a Title IX investigation into the California Interscholastic Federation for its policy allowing…
White House bars reporter from Oval Office over ‘Gulf of America’ policy
The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from an event in the Oval Office on Tuesday after demanding the news agency alter its style…
Fed Chair Jerome Powell: ‘No hurry’ to adjust monetary policy
1 of 3 | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies at the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,…
For transgender Americans, passports just got a lot more complicated
The day after President Trump returned to office, Lisa Suhay took her 21-year-old daughter, Mellow, to a passport office in Norfolk, Va., where they live.Getting…
Here are some policy areas where President Trump might act next
ATLANTA — President Trump’s second administration has put forth an avalanche of policy changes and political pronouncements that have jolted Washington and the world.That agenda is taken…
How extending the 2017 tax cuts would affect regular Americans
The tax cuts enacted under the first Trump administration largely expire at the end of 2025. President Trump and his fellow Republicans are eager to…
Opinion: Trump’s pick of Kevin Hassett for economic job is a good sign
The fate of President Trump’s ambitious economic policy plans will be determined in part by the people he appoints to critical positions. With a debt…
Colleges returning to sexual assault policies from Trump’s first term
WASHINGTON — Schools and universities responding to complaints of sexual misconduct must return to policies created during President Trump’s first term, with requirements for live hearings and…
Can Trump fulfil his grandiose foreign policy promises? | Russia-Ukraine war
Political scientist John Mearsheimer argues that Trump can’t ethnically cleanse Gaza or resolve the Ukraine War.Despite the rhetoric, US President Donald Trump will not be…
President Trump sounds same. His White House couldn’t be more different
NEW YORK — The marathon Q&A sessions are back, along with the cream Oval Office rug and the Diet Coke button on the Resolute Desk. So, too,…
With diminished clout, Californians in Congress struggle to counter Trump’s agenda
WASHINGTON — California — the self-proclaimed liberal resistance to President Trump’s policies — has long had an outsize voice in the nation’s politics.But now, with the…
After fires, Trump urges overhaul of California water policy
During a visit to Los Angeles burn areas Friday, President Trump sought to convince California officials that the state’s system of water management needs a…
ACLU sues to stop Trump’s fast-track deportation policy
A day after the Trump administration moved to vastly expand its powers to carry out fast-track deportations as part of a crackdown on undocumented immigrants,…
Trump’s rebuke to ‘gender ideology’ changes federal policy and sets up clash with California
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s executive order rejecting liberal “gender ideology” and restoring the “biological truth” of two sexes sets the stage for a legal battle in…
Trump wants to alter California water policy. Experts say that would hurt state
In one of the first acts of his second term, President Trump is seeking to put his stamp on California water policy by directing the…
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…
Trump won’t ban immigration arrests at school. Families weigh fears
SAN FRANCISCO — As President Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children…