Trump’s bogus election claims threaten California wildfire aid
California has a problem with its elections.Not the way they’re conducted or administered, though there’s certainly room for improvement.The problem is with a certain pouty…
How DNC Got Caught in a Donor Dilemma
This story was reported by Times staff writers Glenn F. Bunting, Sara Fritz and Alan C. Miller in Washington; Rich Connell, Evelyn Iritani, K. Connie…
Spurred by Brock Turner case, Gov. Jerry Brown signs laws to toughen laws against rape
Months after outrage over the six-month sentence for sexual assault given to former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday broadened the power…
Trump targets Adam Schiff as public enemy No. 1
WASHINGTON — As President Trump tries furiously to fend off impeachment, he has hurled caustic taunts and crude insults at one figure above all — Rep. Adam…
Elliot Richardson Dies; Defied Nixon
WASHINGTON — Former Atty. Gen. Elliot L. Richardson, who became a symbol of government integrity when he refused to carry out President Richard Nixon’s order to fire…
Palisades fire checkpoints will remain after Bass reverses course
Hours before fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades was set to reopen to the public, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass reversed course on the controversial decision, saying Saturday night…
Wilbur Mills, Former Powerful Lawmaker, Dies : Congress: His career as chairman of House Ways and Means Committee was destroyed by a stripper’s plunge into Washington’s Tidal Basin.
SEARCY, Ark. — Former Rep. Wilbur D. Mills, the powerful Arkansas congressman whose career was destroyed by a stripper’s plunge into Washington’s Tidal Basin, died Saturday of…
Sources: Musk’s group gets access to sensitive Treasury payment systems
WASHINGTON — The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Trump’s billionaire advisor and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social…
Zelensky: Excluding Ukraine from U.S.-Russia talks about war is ‘dangerous’
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says excluding his country from talks between the U.S. and Russia about the war in Ukraine would be “very dangerous”…
USAID website goes offline amid Trump’s freeze on foreign aid
WASHINGTON — The website of the U.S. Agency for International Development went offline without explanation Saturday as thousands of furloughs, layoffs and program shutdowns continued in President…
Rep. Kennedy to Sign Up for Drug Treatment
WASHINGTON — Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, saying he had no memory of a highly publicized early-morning accident in which he plowed his car into a security barricade…
Trump places heavy tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
MEXICO CITY — President Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China on Saturday, sending shock waves through the global supply chain and sparking…
U.S. military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the strikes by U.S. Africa Command were…
Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover.Chopra…
Democrats elect Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as national chair
OXON HILL, Md. — Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chair, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to…
Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan
CAIRO — Powerful Arab nations on Saturday rejected President Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring Egypt and Jordan.Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab…
In L.A., the politics around wildfire debris removal gets messy
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, with assists from Tony Barboza, Andrew Khouri and…
Rape Exams Proposed for All Hospitals
State Senate President Pro Tem David Roberti said Friday that he plans to introduce legislation requiring all private and public hospitals in California to conduct…
Experts share ways to deal, not reel, from nonstop news
Don Grant, a media psychologist who has long helped people process the negative effects of digital media in their everyday lives, has been hearing it…
LAPD captain claims she saw cops slam teen — then faced union’s wrath
The incident that put Los Angeles police Capt. Silvia Sanchez on a collision course with the union for more than 8,000 rank-and-file cops began with…