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Adult film star Stormy Daniels says she got paid $130,000 to keep quiet about her sexual relationship with Donald Trump before he was president.

Porn star sues the president over hush agreement

Adult film star Stormy Daniels says she got paid $130,000 to keep quiet about her sexual relationship with Donald Trump before he was president.

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The Arizona state senate has passed a bill that would criminalize certain forms of protest. This comes as angry voters confront Congress members at town hall meetings nationwide.

Arizona strikes back against protesters, claims they're being paid

The Arizona state senate has passed a bill that would criminalize certain forms of protest. This comes as angry voters confront Congress members at town hall meetings nationwide.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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The shift in housing value is marking up prices for some communities, while others show only modest gains, according to a study from Crosstown LA.

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Federal agents detained David Huerta, president of SEIU California and SEIU United Service Workers West, at the site of a large-scale immigration sweep in Los Angeles.

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ICE raids in Los Angeles kicked off four days of protest. As sheriffs and the LAPD fight protesters, Trump is sending in the Marines.

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The White House’s immigration crackdown, the protests, the mobilization of the National Guard and Marines have all reignited the personal feud between President Trump and Gov.

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In response to more federal immigration enforcement actions in Orange County, officials there want more transparency from ICE, while others fear retaliation from the Trump…

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A campaign to build housing on the site of the soon-to-be-shuttered airport is drawing pushback from opponents of new development.

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California prosecutors recently investigated the tourism bureau, Visit Anaheim, for misusing COVID pandemic funds.

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Viral videos from the LA ICE protests show police firing “less lethal” weapons into crowds and at journalists. Advocates say the cops are not following the law.

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