Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
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DHS Names New ICE Deputy Director
Former Deputy Director Madison Sheahan served in the role for a year before resigning this week.
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Bureau of Indian Education Schools Reach Highest Graduation Rates in History
Students recorded a 9 percent increase in math proficiency and a 10 percent jump in English language arts proficiency since 2016.
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Trump Says Call With Venezuelan Interim Leader Rodriguez ‘Very Good’
Oil, minerals, and national security were some of the topics discussed during the phone call.
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Dr. Oz: States Spending Medicaid Funds on Illegal Immigrants ‘Worse Than We Thought’
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is withholding $300 million from California over alleged unlawful Medicaid spending.
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Southern California Fire Chief Takes Helm of US Wildland Fire Service
Former Orange County Fire Authority Brian Fennessy grew up in Altadena, the community devastated by the Eaton Fire in 2025.
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Trump: US to Revoke Citizenship of Naturalized Immigrants Convicted of Fraud
The president said any naturalized citizen convicted of fraud faces immediate deportation.
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Trump Admin Awards $22 Million for Critical Mineral Supply Chains
The funding will target labor exploitation in Indonesia and Congo, where Chinese companies control critical mineral processing.
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US Designates Chapters of Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Lebanese, Jordanian, and Egyptian chapters of Muslim Brotherhood were designated by the U.S. as foreign terrorist organizations.
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Man Accused of Reckless Driving After Steering U-Haul Into Iran Protest in LA
Demonstrators clashed with the truck driver, who was arrested on the scene by police.
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GOP Senators Vow to Block Fed Nominees Over Probe of Powell
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says Justice Department subpoenas are a threat to the independence of the Federal Reserve.
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DHS Names New ICE Deputy Director
Former Deputy Director Madison Sheahan served in the role for a year before resigning this week.
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Bureau of Indian Education Schools Reach Highest Graduation Rates in History
Students recorded a 9 percent increase in math proficiency and a 10 percent jump in English language arts proficiency since 2016.
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Trump Says Call With Venezuelan Interim Leader Rodriguez ‘Very Good’
Oil, minerals, and national security were some of the topics discussed during the phone call.
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Dr. Oz: States Spending Medicaid Funds on Illegal Immigrants ‘Worse Than We Thought’
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is withholding $300 million from California over alleged unlawful Medicaid spending.
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Southern California Fire Chief Takes Helm of US Wildland Fire Service
Former Orange County Fire Authority Brian Fennessy grew up in Altadena, the community devastated by the Eaton Fire in 2025.
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Trump: US to Revoke Citizenship of Naturalized Immigrants Convicted of Fraud
The president said any naturalized citizen convicted of fraud faces immediate deportation.
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Trump Admin Awards $22 Million for Critical Mineral Supply Chains
The funding will target labor exploitation in Indonesia and Congo, where Chinese companies control critical mineral processing.
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US Designates Chapters of Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Lebanese, Jordanian, and Egyptian chapters of Muslim Brotherhood were designated by the U.S. as foreign terrorist organizations.
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Man Accused of Reckless Driving After Steering U-Haul Into Iran Protest in LA
Demonstrators clashed with the truck driver, who was arrested on the scene by police.
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GOP Senators Vow to Block Fed Nominees Over Probe of Powell
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says Justice Department subpoenas are a threat to the independence of the Federal Reserve.
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