The cookies that unite California’s politicians, no matter their party
Fox 11 anchor Elex Michaelson is one of the nice guys in L.A. media. His tough-but-fair-and-especially-polite lines of questioning made him a natural to help…
Reagan’s Problem Bitburg–How Lasting the Uproar?
WASHINGTON — Even before he and his family flew home from a Passover visit to Israel last week, 37-year-old former law professor Marshall Breger knew it was…
Hotel union proposal could force 2028 Olympic venues onto the ballot
L.A.’s plan to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games was already facing a thorny set of challenges, including the scramble to secure lucrative sponsorships…
Contributor: The White House intends to slash the education safety net
Donald Trump has it in for public education.Don’t be fooled by last week’s release of DOE billions for the coming school year. Education Secretary Linda…
Texas Democrats leave state to block vote on gerrymandered map
Democrats in the Texas House left the state Sunday in a last-resort bid to block new congressional maps sought by President Trump that would give…
Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, poll finds
WASHINGTON — Many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective,” while Republicans are more complimentary of their party, although a small but significant share describe…
Epstein case prompts bipartisan calls for Trump transparency
LOS BANOS, Calif. — When it comes to President Trump, Angie Zamora and Phaidra Medeiros agree on very little.Zamora, a 36-year-old Army veteran, has nothing good to…
Column: Will Trump weaken the federal judiciary with specious accusations against judges?
Last week, Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi, who shows more fealty to President Trump than to the U.S. Constitution she swore to uphold, filed a complaint…
After a reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from Smithsonian, questions arise
NEW YORK — It would seem the most straightforward of notions: A thing takes place, and it goes into the history books or is added to museum…
It’s Trump’s economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs
WASHINGTON — For all of President Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of weak indicators last week told a potentially worrisome story as the…
What the demise of the Corp. for Public Broadcasting means
The Corp. for Public Broadcasting, which helps pay for PBS, NPR, 1,500 local radio and television stations as well as programs like “Sesame Street” and…
A Compton family endured two killings in just eight months. Why justice is so elusive
Jessica Carter is tired of being resilient. After her brother, Richard Ware, 48, was stabbed to death outside a Los Feliz homeless shelter last month,…
Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump: Inside their tangled relationship
President Trump once called Rupert Murdoch “my very good friend.” But the 94-year-old media baron, whose fortunes have risen in tandem with Trump’s political ascent,…
L.A. teachers demand LAUSD provide more protection for immigrants
The L.A. teachers union and its allies held a rally Saturday calling on the school district to more aggressively fight for immigrant families, including by…
Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations of Trump nominees
WASHINGTON — The Senate is leaving Washington on Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Trump’s nominees, calling it…
Senate confirms former Fox News host Pirro as top federal prosecutor in D.C.
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, filling the post after President Trump…
Kerry Promises Trust, Strength, Leadership
BOSTON — Casting his life as an embodiment of the nation’s patriotism and principles, Sen. John F. Kerry vowed Thursday night to rebuild alliances and restore “trust…
Trump’s tariffs leave a lot of losers, from Laos to Brazil. And there were no real winners
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s tariff onslaught this week left a lot of losers — from small, poor countries such as Laos and Algeria to wealthy U.S. trading…
Ohio city whose Haitian migrants were disparaged by Trump braces to defend them against deportation
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An Ohio city whose Haitian migrants were disparaged by a Donald Trump falsehood last year as he pitched voters on his plans for an…
Federal authorities investigating former special counsel Jack Smith
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Federal officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who indicted then-candidate Donald Trump on felony charges before his election…