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Saying that there are no more excuses, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday released a model ordinance for local municipalities to address homeless encampments, along with announcing new funding for treatment and housing.Newsom discussed the ordinance at a news conference Monday annoucing a “statewide funding announcement” regarding California’s mental health and homelessess issues.At the news conference, the governor called out cities and counties to do their part in in addressing encampments., saying the state is providing resources.”It is time to disabuse ourselves that you can continue with the same talking points of 5 to 10, 15 years ago,” Newsom said.…

The Democrats missed their first chance to spotlight Trump’s repeated violations of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. They shouldn’t miss their second. Ad Policy President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on May 12, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his four-day Middle East visit and the first international trip of his second term.(Win McNamee / Getty Images) Back when outrage over Donald Trump’s blatant Oval Office corruption was still a novelty, a group of former national security officials filed an amicus brief in a 2019 lawsuit Democratic…

Pam Bondi, the attorney general of the United States, circled the Roosevelt Room in late February, handing out bulky white binders labeled “Epstein Files: Phase 1” to a conclave of Trump-allied influencers summoned to the White House for their first visit.That Ms. Bondi, the nation’s top law enforcement official, would prioritize a case of importance primarily to conspiracy theorists was telling. Anxious to appease the restive MAGA base, she hyped the disclosure as “breaking news” on Fox the night before, part of an effort to fulfill President Trump’s campaign promise to reveal new details on the financier Jeffrey Epstein’s misdeeds…

Hamas released Edan Alexander, believed to be the last living U.S. citizen held hostage in Gaza, Monday as President Trump departed Washington for a trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, officials said. Alexander was transferred to the Red Cross and then later to the Israel Defense Forces. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s government “will assist in his absorption and will accompany him and his family.” Netanyahu’s office posted a video of Alexander being transferred into IDF hands. “The Israeli government is committed to the return of all the kidnapped and missing — both…

The Trump administration announced on Monday that it is investigating a California program that has long provided cash assistance to some undocumented immigrants who are older or have disabilities but are not eligible for federal aid. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Los Angeles issued a subpoena to Los Angeles County requesting records that include the identities of people who applied for the state’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, the Department of Homeland Security announced.The program for decades has provided subsistence-level benefits to impoverished residents 65 or older, as well as those who are blind or have a disability.California officials…

Staff members at the Library of Congress denied access on Monday to two Justice Department officials who had been tapped for top positions there as part of a shake-up initiated by President Trump, according to two people familiar with the situation. The lockout led to a brief standoff on Capitol Hill. The episode at the library, an agency of the legislative branch, became the latest tension point in a battle over where Congress’s authority ends and the White House’s begins. The people who described it did so on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment.It unfolded…

The U.S. and China have agreed to a temporary but significant easing of the tariffs imposed over the last couple months, the countries said in a joint statement shared by the White House, heralding significant success in trade negotiations that ramped up over the weekend.In the joint statement released early Monday morning, the two sides said they had agreed that ongoing “discussions have the potential to address the concerns of each side in their economic and trade relationship,” and that “moving forward in the spirit of mutual opening, continued communication, cooperation, and mutual respect,” both parties had committed to a 90-day…

Attendees hold inverted U.S. flags, a sign of distress, during a rally organized by the Bar Association of San Francisco in support of attorneys and law firms targeted by President Donald Trump on May 1. Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Election season is under way in Washington and the candidates are not holding anything back. The race to lead the nonprofit D.C. Bar Association is taking place at a precarious moment in national politics—and that’s reflected in the rhetoric on the campaign trail. “I’ve been a member…

Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri on Monday urged his Republican colleagues to reject deep cuts to Medicaid as part of legislation to implement President Trump’s ambitious domestic agenda, including a plan to cut more than $4 trillion in taxes.In an opinion piece published in The New York Times, Mr. Hawley declared that cutting funding for a program that provides health insurance to more than 70 million low-income Americans, including one million people in his state, would be “morally wrong” and “politically suicidal.”“Republicans need to open their eyes: Our voters support social insurance programs,” Mr. Hawley wrote. “More than that, our…

News of a U.S. agreement with China to temporarily ease tariffs sent stocks soaring on Monday, with the major indexes rising more than 2% in early trading.The S&P 500 rose 153 points, or 2.7%, to 5,812 as of 11:05 EST, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1,011 points, or 2.5%, to 42,261. Early morning gains put the S&P 500 index above where it was on April 2, the day Mr. Trump announced wide-sweeping tariffs that threatened to upend the global economy and spark a recession.The Nasdaq Composite, meanwhile, rose 3.4% indicating a sigh of relief from tech companies as…