The firm that employs former Vice President Kamala Harris' husband is the latest legal powerhouse to agree to terms with President Trump -- moves that worry some attorneys and constitutional scholars.
The attorney general has selected Riverside County Assemblymember Bill Essayli -- a rising and controversial Republican voice -- to serve as interim U.S. attorney for L.A. and surrounding areas.
The recent firing of a federal prosecutor in L.A. who had criticized Trump and was leading a case against one of the president's supporters reflects a larger campaign against lawyers accused of opposing the administration's agenda.
Programs that offer services to support drug users and decrease overdose deaths worry the Trump administration's sweeping federal overhaul will have far-reaching ramifications for their work.
Trump's immigration crackdown has slowed migrant crossings to a near halt. Humanitarian aid groups, with few people to serve, are closing down operations at the border.