2 Wealthy Conservatives Use Think Tanks to Push Goals
SACRAMENTO — Few Californians have played a bigger role in turning the state Legislature to the right than two Orange County millionaires--conservative Christian Howard F. Ahmanson Jr.…
Biden visits Pope Francis amid controversy over Communion
VATICAN CITY — Throughout President Biden’s life, his religion has been a refuge. He fingers a rosary during moments of stress and often attends Mass at the…
Quayle’s Lucky Break: His ‘Cultural Elite’ Message Could Siphon Off Perot’s Base : Politics: By making it ‘Us vs. Them,’ the vice president is setting the agenda for the fall campaign–and the Democrats still haven’t caught on.
Suzanne Garment, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, is the author of "Scandal: The Culture of Mistrust in American Politics" (Times Books) WASHINGTON — In…
Environmentalists’ suit challenges Trump order to allow commercial fishing in Pacific monument
HONOLULU — Environmentalists are challenging in court President Trump’s executive order that they say strips core protections from the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument and opens…
White House slashing National Security Council staff, officials say
WASHINGTON — President Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ouster of some political appointees…
Contributor: The Israeli Embassy killings and the ominous turn in political violence
Actions, we know, have consequences. And an apparent Marxist’s cold-blooded murder of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington on Wednesday night was the natural and…
Trump attack on Harvard to block international students raises fears at California campuses
WASHINGTON — A multifront assault by the Trump administration against the nation’s oldest university intensified on Friday when Harvard sued to block the government from barring international…
Trump cuts will cause a spike of HIV cases in L.A. and nationally
A growing coalition of HIV prevention organizations, health experts and Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm over sweeping Trump administration cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention…
Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvals
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United…
Trump administration sues 4 New Jersey cities over ‘sanctuary’ policies
TRENTON, N.J. — The Trump administration sued four New Jersey cities over their so-called sanctuary city policies aimed at prohibiting police from cooperating with immigration officials, saying…
Kamala Harris’ rival Antonio Villaraigosa explains his attacks
If Kamala Harris runs for California governor, the job is essentially hers for the taking.So goes the common wisdom.After all, she’s a household name, which…
Trump Media is looking to sell investment funds, raising ethics questions
The Trump brand has been used to hawk cryptocurrencies, Bibles, steaks and guitars. Now the US president’s media company is laying the groundwork to sell…
To understand Trump’s environmental policy, read Project 2025
Throughout his 2024 campaign for president, Donald Trump strongly and repeatedly denied any connection to Project 2025, the political platform document authored by the Heritage…
Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students
NEW YORK — The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward what it describes…
Commentary: Back in the news, Albert ‘Little Al’ Robles still has a lot of bones to pick
When the world calls you “Little Al,” you’re going to do what it takes to be seen.That’s what I thought after spending an hour last…
Contributor: We all saw Biden’s decline in real time. The scandal is how few people cared
For weeks now, Americans — left, right and terminally online — have been obsessed with Joe Biden’s fitness as president. The whispers about cognitive decline,…
Former Irvine council member charged with perjury, multiple felonies
Only a few months ago, former Irvine Vice Mayor Tammy Kim had aspirations of returning to the City Council she previously served on for four…
L.A. City Council approves $14-billion budget, scaling back Bass’ public safety plans
The Los Angeles City Council signed off on a $14-billion spending plan for 2025-26 on Thursday, scaling back Mayor Karen Bass’ public safety initiatives as…
Contributor: The U.S. credit downgrade is not the problem. Our reckless spending is
America’s debt-addicted government just lost its triple-A credit rating from Moody’s, as it previously had from fellow rating agencies S&P and Fitch. Many in Washington…
Supreme Court upholds for now Trump’s firing of two independent agency officials
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld, for now, President Trump’s decision to fire two agency officials who had fixed terms that were set by Congress.…