Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
WASHINGTON — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement…
Contributor: Charging $100,000 for H-1B visas will cost the U.S. uncountable wealth
President Trump signed a proclamation that imposes a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications, the immigration allocation set aside for highly skilled workers the U.S.…
Montoya’s Lawyers Argue He Should Serve a Year or Less
SACRAMENTO — Former Sen. Joseph B. Montoya, facing the possibility of prison for his conviction on seven corruption charges, should not be sentenced to more than a…
Trump’s racism is a long tradition in American politics
Seemingly every time President Trump speaks about race or what it means to be an American, he sparks outrage. His purposeful use of divisive and…
It’s a Myth That Nixon Acquiesced in 1960
David Greenberg, a Whiting Fellow at Columbia University, is writing a book about Nixon's place in American culture. E-mail: [email protected] Despite thousands of contested ballots…
An Illegal-Immigration Irony – Los Angeles Times
Frank del Olmo is associate editor of The Times. Don’t look now, but the leading Republican candidate in the Oct. 7 gubernatorial recall election may…
Supreme Court bolsters clean-water protection for beaches
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court bolstered the nation’s clean-water protections for oceans and beaches on Thursday, ruling that environmentalists can sue to block discharges of sewage into…
Inaccurate congressional maps mailed to voters for November election
Californians were mailed inaccurate voter guides about the November special election asking them whether to redraw congressional district boundaries, according to the secretary of state’s…
L.A. County leaders criticize their own report on fire mistakes
Los Angeles County supervisors criticized the long-awaited $1.9-million outside investigation on government failures during the January wildfires as full of gaping holes after outcry from…
L.A. County will pay $20 million to family of 4-year-old boy killed
Los Angeles County agreed to pay $20 million Tuesday to the family of Noah Cuatro, a 4-year-old Palmdale boy who was tortured to death by…
How ‘woke’ went from an expression in Black culture to a conservative criticism
The expression “stay woke” started out as an affirmation for African Americans. In the last decade it has been used by some Republicans — and…
Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests, judge rules
BOSTON — The Trump administration violated the Constitution when it targeted non-U.S. citizens for deportation solely for supporting Palestinians and criticizing Israel, a federal judged said Tuesday…
Newsom signs bill expanding California labor board oversight of employer disputes, union elections
Responding to the Trump administration‘s hampering of federal regulators, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a bill greatly expanding California’s power over workplace disputes and…
U.S. government faces first shutdown in almost 7 years
WASHINGTON — With a government shutdown looming, Democrats and Republicans angrily blamed each other and refused to budge from their positions Tuesday, unable to find agreement or…
Judge halts Trump administration cuts to disaster aid for ‘sanctuary’ states
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily halted a Trump administration plan to reduce disaster relief and anti-terrorism funding for states with so-called sanctuary policies for…
Feds sue L.A. County sheriff over concealed carry gun permits
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Robert Luna, claiming the department violated county…
U.S. will consider new applications for DACA for the first time in years
WASHINGTON — For the first time in four years, the federal government plans to begin processing initial applications for DACA, the Obama-era program that grants deportation protection…
Disney’s handling of Jimmy Kimmel furor highlights big challenges for Bob Iger’s successor
A 10-second bit by ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel plunged Walt Disney Co. into a full-blown crisis that rippled across America.President Trump, the Federal Communications Commission…
Trump says he wants to use U.S. cities as training grounds for military
QUANTICO, Va. — President Trump revealed that he wants to use American cities as training grounds for the armed forces and joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on…
What will happen if there’s a government shutdown at day’s end?
WASHINGTON — Washington is hours away from another federal government shutdown, with prospects looking bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid closures beginning at 12:01…