A climate-saving lithium mine could doom an endangered desert flower
Two scenes. Two storytellers. Two visions for a climate-altered American West.On an overcast spring morning, I hopped a low metal fence off a lonely dirt…
Kamala Harris move leaves one door open while closing another
By closing one door, Kamala Harris has left another ajar.Running for California governor in 2026, which she ruled out Wednesday, would almost certainly have precluded…
Contributor: Voters wouldn’t want such a big government if they had to pay for it
Having extended most of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and added even more tax breaks, Congress is once again punting on the central…
Trump is getting his way in his global trade war, like it or not
WASHINGTON — When President Trump rocked the economy with an unprecedented attack on global trade in April, the plan was dismissed as swaggering, capricious and unsustainable. Market…
Trump signs order to justify 50% tariffs on Brazil
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to impose his threatened 50% tariffs on Brazil, setting a legal rationale that Brazil’s policies and criminal prosecution…
A dozen Democrats sue ICE for preventing detention center oversight visits
WASHINGTON — A dozen Democratic House members — including four from California — sued the Trump administration Wednesday after lawmakers were repeatedly denied access to immigrant detention…
After outcry, L.A. restricts duplexes in Pacific Palisades
As rebuilding ramps up in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles leaders are restricting the building of duplexes on single-family-home lots.The move follows an executive order issued…
U.S. sanctions Brazilian justice overseeing case against Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO — The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes over alleged suppression of freedom of expression…
Trump reaches trade agreement with South Korea
SEOUL — President Trump announced on Wednesday that the U.S. had struck a trade deal with South Korea, which will now face a 15% tariff on its…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defends her record in primary fight
WASHINGTON — It’s Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s turn to defend her record and battle accusations that she’s lost touch with her district.The out-of-nowhere winner of 2018′s most spectacular…
Senate votes to confirm Trump’s defense lawyer Bove to U.S. appeals court
WASHINGTON — The Senate on a party-line vote on Tuesday confirmed Emil J. Bove, President Trump’s defense lawyer and loyal ally atop the Justice Department, to a…
Scientist and green-card holder detained at San Francisco Airport
A Texas Lyme-disease researcher who came to the U.S. from South Korea at age 5 and is a longtime legal permanent resident was detained at…
After push from L.A., Newsom plans to weaken state duplex law in wildfire areas
Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to issue an executive order Wednesday allowing Los Angeles-area governments to limit development in wildfire-affected neighborhoods by exempting them from provisions…
California’s top prosecutor floats path to boost Democrats in Congress
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said Tuesday that he believes there is a “legal pathway” for Democrats to present new congressional district maps directly to…
Feds move to drop charges in cases after Trump re-ups L.A. prosecutor
Just hours after the Trump administration moved to extend U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli’s term as Los Angeles’ top federal law enforcement official, prosecutors moved to…
Women in legislatures across the U.S. fight for ‘potty parity’
For female state lawmakers in Kentucky, choosing when to go to the bathroom has long required careful calculation.There are only two bathroom stalls for women…
City paints over 2nd Street Tunnel graffiti. Taggers return within hours
Less than a day after city workers painted the 2nd Street Tunnel, long an L.A. graffiti haven, taggers covered the walls of the iconic tunnel…
Column: Why MAGA’s ideologues can’t always get what they want
MAGA has a problem, in the form of Donald Trump. Put simply: MAGA wants to define what MAGA (or “America first”) means, and Donald Trump…
Russia kills 27 civilians in Ukraine as the Kremlin remains defiant over Trump threats
KYIV, Ukraine — Glide bombs and ballistic missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility overnight as Russia’s relentless strikes on civilian areas killed at least…
Trump administration maneuvers to keep Essayli as L.A.’s U.S. Attorney
The White House moved Tuesday to keep interim U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli in power as Los Angeles’ top federal prosecutor, marking the Trump administration’s latest…