What should L.A. politicians call those who cause protest chaos?
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, with an assist from Julia Wick, giving you…
Trump’s case for using troops to help ICE involves fugitive slave law
Despite a stinging rebuke from a federal judge Thursday, military forces deployed in Los Angeles will remain under presidential control through the weekend, setting up…
The mad scramble to track ICE raids across L.A. County
Giovanni Garcia pulled up to a dusty intersection in South Gate and scoped the scene. It was quiet, just folks walking home from work, but…
Immigration ‘notario’ scams are coming back under Trump crackdown
After she was assaulted by her romantic partner in 2000 while living in Los Angeles County, Maria Gutierrez Saragon turned to a family friend who…
Column: Don’t wait for an election year to listen to Black men
Heading into the final stretch of the 2024 election, it seemed every cable news program had a segment dedicated to this one question: What will…
Washington hunkers down for Trump’s military parade
WASHINGTON — Miles of fencing and concrete barriers lace the nation’s capital ahead of President Trump’s military parade along the National Mall on Saturday night — an…
Avenatti charged with stealing from Stormy Daniels to cover lavish lifestyle
Los Angeles lawyer Michael Avenatti was indicted Wednesday on charges of stealing from his former client Stormy Daniels by skimming money from her deal to…
RFK’s CDC panel includes members who’ve spread vaccine misinformation
NEW YORK — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier…
Trump’s war on Latinos reaches a new low in abuse of Sen. Alex Padilla
The U.S. population includes an estimated 65.2 million Latinos, nearly a quarter of whom call California home. For over a century, Latinos were absent from…
After months of checkpoints, Pacific Palisades will reopen to the public Saturday
Pacific Palisades will reopen to the general public Saturday, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell told The Times Friday afternoon. The affluent coastal enclave…
Video shows immigration agents interrogating a Latino U.S. citizen
Brian Gavidia was at work on West Olympic Boulevard in Montebello at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday when he was told immigration agents were outside of…
How did a rumor of ICE at a homeless shelter escalate to Mayor Bass?
At a news conference Thursday, Mayor Karen Bass made a startling claim. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had appeared at a homeless shelter that…
The gaslighting of Alex Padilla is already in full swing on the right
Lunging men are perceived as dangerous. In an America that has long weaponized descriptions of how men of color look and move to justify use…
The Alex Padilla altercation was captured on video but still seen through a political lens
A day after federal agents forcibly restrained and handcuffed U.S. Sen Alex Padilla at a Los Angeles news conference, leaders of the country’s two political…
Contributor: How should the U.S. respond to Israel’s attack on Iran?
Israel’s decision to launch a wide-scale military operation against Iran may have come as a shock to many, but it’s something Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
A reluctant brawler, L.A. mayor takes aim at Trump over immigration raids
With Los Angeles reeling from immigration sweeps and unsettled by nightly clashes between protesters and police, Mayor Karen Bass was asked by a reporter: What…
Here’s what to expect at the Army’s 250th anniversary parade on Trump’s birthday
WASHINGTON — The tanks are staged and ready to roll. Fencing and barriers are up. Protective metal plating has been laid out on Washington’s streets. And more…
Charles Rangel’s funeral mass draws big names who celebrated the late congressman’s life
NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton, Gov. Kathy Hochul and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries remembered former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel’s sharp wit, relentless advocacy for…
Federal judge blocks Trump’s firing of Consumer Product Safety Commission members
BALTIMORE — A federal judge has blocked the terminations of three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission after they were fired by President Trump in…
A letter demanding data on Cuban medical missions roils Caribbean, the Americas
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An unusual request from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about Cuban medical brigades that operate worldwide and provide much needed help…