Don’t let Trump erase the tragedy of the Californios
Donald Trump is waging war on California the way Rome did on Carthage.He ordered the National Guard and the Marines to occupy parts of Los…
Newsom, caps lock and the future of political resistance
HELLO AND HAPPY THURSDAY. IT’S ME, ANITA LYNNE CHABRIA, COMING TO YOU IN ALL CAPS — BECAUSE THAT’S NOW HOW POLITICS IS DONE. No, I…
LAPD is assisting CHP in protecting Kamala Harris after Trump pulls Secret Service
Los Angeles police Metropolitan Division officers, meant to be working crime-suppression assignments in hard-hit areas of the city, are instead providing security for former Vice…
U.S. designates 2 more gangs in Latin America as foreign terrorist groups
QUITO, Ecuador — The United States is designating two Ecuadorean gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, marking the Trump administration’s latest step to target criminal cartels in Latin…
The U.S. will buy 2 million doses of an HIV prevention drug for low-income countries
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is purchasing enough doses of a new twice-a-year HIV prevention shot to share with up to 2 million people in poor countries by…
Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress
The Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that President Trump said last week he would not…
Deadly Eaton fire ignited by Southern California Edison, feds allege in lawsuit
Federal prosecutors on Thursday sued Southern California Edison over its alleged role in the deadly Eaton fire, a blaze that killed 19 people and destroyed…
Paramount’s David Ellison tells employees to return to the office
In one of his first company-wide directives, Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison announced that employees must work in the office five days a week, beginning…
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear goes national with podcast, the hot format for aspiring politicians
NEW YORK — If Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vaults into national prominence as a Democratic leader, he may one day look back at Thursday as a key…
Tech executives, but not Elon Musk, to attend White House dinner
President Trump is scheduled to dine with tech executives from Apple, Meta, Google and OpenAI on Thursday night at a White House event in the…
Judge upbraids prosecutors for handling of D.C. surge cases, saying they have ‘no credibility left’
WASHINGTON — A federal magistrate judge on Thursday angrily accused Justice Department prosecutors of trampling on the civil rights of people arrested during President Trump’s law enforcement…
Transgender federal employees say they face fear and discrimination under Trump
Marc Seawright took pride in his job at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where he worked for more than eight years and most recently…
Defiant RFK Jr. questions vaccine data, defends record under bipartisan Senate grilling
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary and a longtime vaccine skeptic, struck a defiant tone Thursday as he faced bipartisan criticism over changes…
Where states stand in the battle for partisan advantage in U.S. House redistricting maps
Sept. 4, 2025 10:40 AM PT Lawmakers in Missouri are the latest to try to draw a new U.S. House map for the 2026 election…
Trump’s military deployment cost $120 million, Newsom says
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that President Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles amounted to costly political theater, saddling taxpayers with…
The District of Columbia sues over Trump’s deployment of the National Guard
WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia on Thursday sued to stop President Trump’s deployment of National Guard during his law enforcement intervention in Washington.The city’s attorney general,…
L.A. parks are too vital to neglect. Here’s your chance to weigh in on a rescue plan
It’s been said many times before.In Los Angeles, for many people, the neighborhood park is their frontyard and backyard.It’s where tables are staked out early…
Trump urges Supreme Court to uphold his worldwide tariffs in a fast-track ruling
WASHINGTON — President Trump has asked the Supreme Court for a fast-tracking ruling that he has broad power acting on his own to impose tariffs on products…
UC warns of ‘distinct possibility’ of federal funding losses beyond UCLA, with billions at risk in spat with Trump
The University of California’s top leader has raised the “distinct possibility” that financial losses due to the Trump administration’s funding cuts could amount to billions…
California lawmakers push to protect immigrants at schools, hospitals
SACRAMENTO — Responding to the Trump administration’s aggressive and unceasing immigration raids in Southern California, state lawmakers this week began strengthening protections for immigrants in schools, hospitals…