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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday questioned when the Trump administration will try to enforce its birthright citizenship executive order and asked if the government would attempt to deport U.S.-born children of people who are in the country illegally or temporarily before restrictions on birthright citizenship might take effect in late July. Justice Department attorney Brad Rosenberg told U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman that the administration doesn’t intend to deport any children covered by President Donald Trump’s executive while the Supreme Court has suspended its enforcement for 30 days. He called it a “hypothetical” question.…

As Tuesday’s free-agency kickoff loomed, Monday was the deadline for all 32 NHL teams, including the Ducks, to submit qualifying offers to restricted free agents. A qualifying offer is tendered for the purposes of retaining a restricted free agent’s negotiating rights. The Ducks’ two most notable RFAs, goaltender Lukáš Dostál and forward Mason McTavish, are sure to earn well above their qualifying offers ultimately. They were among the eight Ducks to be tendered qualifying offers. NCAA free-agent signing Tim Washe, who inked a free-agent deal and played two games at center after winning the national title with Western Michigan, was…

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts in Southern California have created “widespread fear” among employees, including those with legal immigration status, a group of Republican California legislators said in a recent letter to the president. Led by Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, whose district includes Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, the legislators said they support “efforts to identify, detain and deport violent criminals” who are in the U.S. illegally. But they also said recent raids targeting violent criminals have swept up non-criminal migrants as well. “Unfortunately, the recent ICE workplace raids on farms, at construction sites, and in restaurants and…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz, locked in a five-set struggle at Centre Court, looked toward his coach Monday and shouted something about how Fabio Fognini – 38, retiring after this season, winless in 2025 – looked as if he could keep playing until he’s 50. “I don’t know why it’s his last Wimbledon,” Alcaraz said later, “because the level he has shown, he can still play three or four more years. Unbelievable.” The two-time defending champion at the All England Club needed to go through more than 4½ hours of back-and-forth shifts against the much-older…

By DAVID McHUGH FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank said inflation has become more unpredictable due to shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and that policymakers need to take the possibility of such extreme scenarios into account and communicate them to the public as well. “The world ahead is more uncertain, and that uncertainty is likely to make inflation more volatile,” ECB President Christine Lagarde said Monday in a speech opening the central bank’s annual conference in Sintra, Portugal. “It’s pretty basic but that’s the reality.” One reason, she said,…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Immigration and administration lawyers on Monday battled over whether President Donald Trump can use an 18th century wartime act against a Venezuelan gang in a case that is likely to ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The attorneys sparred before a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, the latest step in a tangled legal battle over Trump’s March invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against the Tren de Aragua gang. The law has only previously been used during World Wars I and II and the War of…

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck California five years ago, it massively impacted California families not only medically but economically. As the state forced many businesses to close their doors, 3 million Californians lost their jobs, shooting the state’s unemployment rate up to more than 16%. In turn, two state programs that are supposed to cushion employees from the effects of workplace disruption were hard-hit. The most obvious impact is what happened to the state’s unemployment insurance program. As workers were laid off, they filed claims for weekly benefits from the Unemployment Insurance Fund, which is financed by employers through payroll…

By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market added to its record as Wall Street closed out a second straight winning month. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Monday in its first trading after completing a stunning rebound from its springtime sell-off of roughly 20%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.5%. Oracle helped lead the way after saying it’s off to a strong start in its fiscal year. Banks were also solid in their first trading after the Federal Reserve said they’re financially strong enough to survive a…

A heavy aerial attack on the Wolf fire burning in the San Jacinto Mountains south of Banning had largely slowed the flames on Monday, June 30, even as the winds increased in speed at midday. After making progress overnight, helicopters dropping water on the flames and airplanes laying retardant ahead of the flames on the northeast flank below Highway 243 on Monday at least temporarily stopped the eastward spread. Earlier, flames jumped the 243 but firefighters beat them back. Some 1,400 acres had burned as of early Monday morning, said Capt. Daniel Potter, a Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department spokesman.…

After a weekend of setbacks, the Senate will try to sprint ahead Monday on President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts despite a series of challenges, including the sudden announcement that GOP Senator Thom Tillis won’t run for reelection after opposing the package over its Medicaid health care cuts. The hours ahead will be pivotal for the Republicans, who have control of Congress and are racing against Trump’s self-imposed July 4 deadline. The 940-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” as it is now formally titled, has consumed Congress as its shared priority with the president, with no room politically to fail, even as not all…