Hundreds rally against Trump, Musk in Westwood
When Jesse Ugalde, who served in the Vietnam War, entered a Department of Veterans Affairs building Friday, he noticed a difference.“Already, people are leaving,” Ugalde,…
Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information. Defense Department personnel could face polygraphs in…
Timeline: Transgender service members and the military
Transgender people were once banned from serving openly in the armed forces and may be again.June 30, 2016 | BreakthroughDefense Secretary Ash Carter announces that,…
Politics drove Reagan pledge to put woman on Supreme Court
The candidate for president was in difficult straits and so he made a promise that would change history.If elected, he said, he would shatter more…
Kitty Dukakis, wife of Michael Dukakis and mental health advocate, dies
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential nominee Michael S. Dukakis who spoke openly about her struggles with depression and…
The rough path to recalling Mayor Karen Bass
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Julia Wick, giving you the latest on city and county…
Reporter Quits in Dispute Over Dukakis Story
WASHINGTON — A reporter for the Washington Times said Friday he resigned from the newspaper in a dispute with his editors over their handling of a story…
Column: Trump’s demonization of Biden is not normal
WASHINGTON — After almost four years of Donald Trump in the White House, it has become all too easy to forget how abnormal his presidency has been…
Do those rumored tapes of Trump in a Moscow hotel exist? What the Mueller report says
The full redacted Mueller report has been released by the Department of Justice. The L.A. Times is reading it and posting its findings. The report…
Column: Money will be tight. Americans will suffer. Will the top 10% step up?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and more than doubled the federal estate tax…
Commentary: Jeff Pearlman goes from sportswriting to throwing fastballs at O.C. politicians
Jeff Pearlman is one of the most successful sportswriters of his generation. His must-read articles appeared in Sports Illustrated and ESPN in the 2000s before…
California to issue emergency COVID workplace safety rules
WASHINGTON — California is on track to issue emergency rules aimed at curbing workplace spread of COVID-19 — offering a chance at relief to essential workers, who…
Joe Biden and Mike Pence will receive COVID-19 vaccine soon
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence are set to receive the COVID-19 vaccine soon.According to two transition officials familiar with the matter, Biden…
Loopholes That Allow Journalists to Spy
David Wise is the author of "Nightmover: How Aldrich Ames Sold the CIA to the KGB for $4.6 Million." WASHINGTON — When Frank Smyth, who reported for…
Trump administration ends funding for migrant children’s legal aid
President Trump’s administration on Friday ended a federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children who entered the United States without a…
Lott to Oust Senate Parliamentarian Who Ruled Against GOP
WASHINGTON — In a Senate split 50-50 between the political parties, the outcome of some debates can hinge on decisions made by a person who is not…
Ben Carson backs Donald Trump, ‘a very intelligent man’
Reporting from Miami — Ben Carson threw his support behind Donald Trump on Friday, calling the Republican presidential front-runner a “very intelligent man that cares deeply about…
Trump judge offers gun-toting YouTube dissent in California gun case
A Trump-appointed appellate court judge who disagreed with a decision by his colleagues to uphold California’s ban on large-capacity ammunition magazines responded in a highly…
The chief justice is to blame for the Supreme Court’s free fall
At his 2005 Senate confirmation hearing to be chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John G. Roberts Jr. famously invoked America’s national pastime…
Trump administration debates invoking ‘state secrets privilege’ around deportation flights
WASHINGTON — Top leaders of President Trump’s administration are debating whether to invoke a “state secrets privilege” in response to a judge’s questions about deportation flights carrying…