McGovern Hopes Daughter’s Death Will Teach Others
WASHINGTON — It wasn’t easy going public, but former Sen. George McGovern says he wrote a book about the death of his alcoholic daughter in hopes of…
Most Americans won’t like healthcare ruling — whatever it is
Save yourself the bother and just get ticked off now: A new poll shows that most people will be unhappy regardless of how the U.S.…
California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency
After years of soaring rents, increasingly out-of-reach home prices and an enduring homelessness crisis that touches every corner of the state, California is finally creating…
Newsom delays threat to block transportation funds to cities that flunk housing goals
Reporting from Sacramento — In his first week in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a strong warning to cities and counties: He was coming for their road…
This city government veteran thinks Los Angeles is in deep trouble
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…
California Rep. Grace Napolitano brings Christmas cheer to the halls of Congress
The two-dimensional version of President Obama wearing a red and green Santa hat in California Rep. Grace Napolitano's office draws a crowd.Random visitors, and occasionally…
Too much ‘my,’ not enough ‘we’: Pro speakers grade Donald Trump’s oratory skills in GOP convention speech
Donald Trump just spoke to one of the highest-profile stages in American politics at the Republican National Convention. How did he do? We asked Toastmasters, a 332,000-member global organization focused…
ICE raids are leaving some L.A. cats and dogs homeless
Federal immigration agents raided a Home Depot in Barstow last month and arrested a man who had his 3-year-old pit bull, Chuco, with him. A…
Fallout over Epstein files cascades, roiling relations between AG Pam Bondi and FBI’s Dan Bongino
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and FBI are struggling to contain the fallout and appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Trump’s…
State Department is firing over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The U.S. State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration…
Rubio and Wang stress cooperation after talks in Malaysia as U.S.-China tensions simmer
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed Friday to explore “areas of potential cooperation” between Washington and…
Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks
WASHINGTON — A divided federal appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty…
Recap of trial over Trump crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protesters
BOSTON — Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s campaign of arresting and deporting college faculty and students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations spent the first…
How U.S. views of immigration have changed since Trump took office, according to Gallup polling
WASHINGTON — Just months after President Trump returned to office amid a wave of anti-immigration sentiment, the share of U.S. adults saying immigration is a “good thing”…
Judge orders LAPD to stop shooting journalists with rubber bullets
A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Los Angeles police officers from using rubber projectiles and other so-called less-lethal munitions against…
Detainees describe worms in food, sewage near beds inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
MIAMI — Worms in the food. Toilets that don’t flush, flooding floors with fecal waste. Days without a shower or prescription medicine. Mosquitoes and insects everywhere. Lights…
L.A. will provide cash assistance to immigrants affected by raids
Mayor Karen Bass announced a plan Friday to provide direct cash assistance to people who have been affected by the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration raids.The…
U.S. is selling weapons to NATO allies to give to Ukraine, Trump says
WASHINGTON — The United States is selling weapons to its NATO allies in Europe so they can provide them to Ukraine as it struggles to fend off…
Contributor: Maybe the Epstein case isn’t closed, but it’s not going to be political dynamite
A lot of people online have been very, very upset over the Trump Department of Justice’s twofold conclusion, announced last Sunday, that Jeffrey Epstein’s death…
Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of the disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA
KERRVILLE, Texas — As President Trump heads to Texas on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation from catastrophic flooding, he has remained conspicuously quiet about…