Raid to Rescue Cuban Boy
I want to applaud the efforts of President Clinton and Atty. Gen. Janet Reno for getting little Elian Gonzalez removed--safely--from Miami. There are many sides…
Los Angeles Times Interview: James Leach : Viewing Whitewater as a Matter of Public Ethics
WASHINGTON — Not given to overstatement, Rep. James A. Leach of Iowa is the first to admit that, as scandals go, Whitewater is no Watergate. And yet…
Hoping to beat inflation, Fed moves to raise rates in March
WASHINGTON — After downplaying the threat of inflation through most of last year, the Federal Reserve struck a more hawkish tone Wednesday as it signaled readiness to…
Full Coverage: Tracking Trump: The first 100 days
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Trump administration offers unauthorized immigrants $1,000 to leave the country
The Trump administration announced a plan Monday to try to ramp up the number of deportations: paying unauthorized immigrants $1,000 if they return to their…
Trump’s call to reopen Alcatraz falls flat with tourists, who ask: Why and how?
ALCATRAZ ISLAND, Calif. — The exhibits on Alcatraz Island, the infamous federal prison that decades ago was shuttered and preserved as a national park site and…
California, other states sue to block Trump cuts to health department
California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Monday to block sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,…
The real threat behind reopening Alcatraz
President Trump posted Sunday on his Truth Social platform that he’s ordered various government agencies to reopen Alcatraz to serve as a symbol of law,…
America’s history of checks and balances tested by Trump like rarely before
ATLANTA — It’s what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that’s been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries.The principle of checks and…
California, top state for tourism, may face ‘Trump Slump,’ Newsom says
California hit a new tourism record in 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday, but the high isn’t expected to last thanks to President Trump’s tariffs.…
South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for Homeland Security chief
MADISON, S.D. — Dakota State University hasn’t experienced the student protests taking place at other U.S. colleges. Nestled in rural South Dakota, most of the nearly 4,000…
Top LAFD union officers suspended after audit flags $800,000 in credit card spending
The president and two other top officers of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s labor union were suspended from their posts Monday after an investigation by…
Scott Bessent kicks off Milken bash by doubling down on Trump agenda
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent kicked off Michael Milken’s annual financial bash in Beverly Hills by doubling down on President Trump’s economic policy of trade reform,…
Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez: A billionaire and a former bartender emerge as Trump resistance leaders
ATLANTA — The billionaire heir and the former bartender.Many Democrats have been in and out of the spotlight as the party looks for effective counters to President…
‘60 Minutes’ shows it’s not scared off by Trump’s lawsuit and threats
“60 Minutes” is not going easy on President Trump.The CBS newsmagazine is embroiled in a legal battle with the president over its October interview with…
Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in U.S. illegally to go home
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who’ve returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it…
Trump orders Alcatraz prison to reopen for ‘most ruthless and violent’ criminals
President Trump said he plans to reopen the notorious Alcatraz prison to house the “most ruthless and violent” criminals on land that has been a…
Visa crackdown leads foreign students to reconsider summer travel
On summer break from a PhD program, an international student at UC San Diego was planning a trip with a few friends to Hawaii. But…
Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies made overseas
Looking to boost the production of Hollywood movies in the U.S., President Trump on Sunday announced a new 100% tariff applied on films produced overseas.…
Cuts eliminate many U.S. government health-tracking programs
NEW YORK — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s motto is “Make America Healthy Again,” but government cuts could make it harder to know if that’s…