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Trudeau made his case against tariffs at dinner with Trump, ambassador says
“The message that our border is so vastly different than the Mexican border was really understood,” Kirsten Hillman said.
Krugman: Hostility to immigrants will hurt America’s tech sector
If Trump follows through on anti-immigration pledges, the sweeps likely won't spare legal, highly educated workers.
Letters: Controversy’s effect | Swing to right | Centrist Democrats | Oppose Trump
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for Nov. 29, 2024
Kai Trump shows Elon Musk awkwardly tutoring Trump in rocket science
While Trump's aspiring influencer granddaughter happily shared video of her joining him at Musk's latest SpaceX launch, she also revealed moments of the president-elect looking 'out of depth' and 'intimidated.'
Gov. Newsom sets himself up as a foil to Elon Musk and Donald Trump
(Bloomberg) -- As Elon Musk prepares to wield more power in Washington, the state where he built his fortune is girding for a fight.
Trump’s incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She’ll face a raft of special interests
There's the prospect that his second administration could face many of the same perils as his first, when there were influence-peddling scandals.
Was it all a joke? How stand-up comedy helped reelect Donald Trump
The rise of the comedian-hosted podcast has provided ample opportunity for candidates to sway voters. And the president-elect was all in.
California’s ‘Trump-proofing’ likely won’t include AI — at least not yet
President-elect Trump has vowed to rescind an executive order that imposed AI safeguards, and could use tech to enable mass deportations. How far will California go in the other direction?
House has ‘numerous’ photos from women who say they were paid a total of more than $10,000 by Gaetz for sex, lawyer says
Two women who claim they were paid for sex by former Rep. Matt Gaetz provided House ethics investigators with “numerous” photos related to time they spent with the Florida Republican, a lawyer for the women said Tuesday, including from an alleged 2019 trip to New York.
ACLU sues government for records detailing Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan
Immigration advocacy group says efforts to deport noncitizens could top $319 billion and have devastating effects on the economy.
How three Trump policy decrees could affect California’s agricultural industry
There are three policy areas President-elect Donald Trump wants to change that are particularly important to California farmers. If he does what he has promised, one might benefit the industry and two might hurt it.
Letters: Oakland mayor | Before vaccines | Cruelty over compassion
East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for Nov. 19, 2024
Trump immigration policy: Will California’s undocumented community face deportation?
In 2021, nearly 6 million people in California were undocumented or lived in a household with an undocumented family member.
Covered California starts offering health care to DACA immigrants. Will Trump’s win deter them?
California immigrants with DACA status are newly eligible to buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act. Donald Trump's election creates uncertainty about the future of the program.
Trump immigration policy: Will Southern California’s undocumented community face deportation?
An estimated 3 million undocumented residents in the greater LA area could be subject to Trump's campaign promise of mass deportations. Legal experts and advocacy groups are preparing a response.
What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?
Recess appointments would be a significant shift in power away from the Senate.
Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far
Trump is putting an emphasis on aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the 2024 campaign.
‘A pivotal moment?’ Why many Latino voters in California chose Trump
In part due to economic and border security concerns, Latinos in California appear to have moved toward Donald Trump. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re abandoning the Democratic Party.