The politics of energy – Los Angeles Times
Re “Keep stockpiling oil,” editorial, May 14In the never-ending blame game about high oil and gasoline prices, why is there no outrage that the Democrats…
Young people turned out for protests but voting is different
CHICAGO — Young adults have filled streets across the country on a scale not seen since the 1960s to protest for racial justice after the death of…
Still a Contender in National Politics
Jeremy Larner is also the author of the novel "Drive, He Said," and co-wrote the screenplay. He is working on a novel about Hollywood in…
Shinjiro Koizumi aims to be Japan’s youngest prime minister
Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan's Agriculture minister and son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, announced his candidacy for president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in…
California’s hurdles – Los Angeles Times
Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine cover California politics at calbuzz.com. Afew hours after California voters approved his Proposition 13 tax-cut measure on June 6, 1978,…
Replacements named for ousted U.S. attorney in Virginia amid case pressure
Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Replacements have been named for the acting U.S. attorney and nominee for the Eastern District of Virginia who was forced out…
What ‘culture war’? – Los Angeles Times
As the nation’s attention reluctantly turns to the political parties’ conventions, with their scripted suspense and stage-managed sentiment, it is important to keep in mind…
After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government’s annual report on hunger in America
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become “overly politicized” and “rife with inaccuracies.”The…
Some Knew Where George Was and Sent Lots of Money for Him
San Diegan Charles W. Hostler modestly said that it was his way of “doing what I could” to help elect George Bush and other Republican…
‘My reputation is destroyed’: Former state Sen. Ron Calderon sentenced to 42 months in prison in corruption case
Former state Sen. Ronald Calderon, once the most powerful member of a politically influential family, was sentenced Friday in Los Angeles to 42 months in…
Trump apologizes amid Republican uproar over his boasts about groping women
Donald Trump boasted crudely about groping women in a 2005 video recording made a few months after his marriage to Melania Trump, saying “when you’re…
U.S. attorney in Virginia forced out amid mortgage case pressure
Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was forced out after failing to bring criminal charges against New…
‘We’re not North Korea.’ Newsom signs bills to limit immigration raids at schools and unmask federal agents
In response to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration raids that have roiled Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a package of bills aimed…
Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer demand to meet with Trump to avoid government shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Saturday demanded that President Donald Trump meet with them to prevent…
Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms
WASHINGTON — As a possible federal shutdown looms, the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Trump to negotiate an end to what they…
India expresses concern about Trump’s move to hike fees for H-1B visas
WASHINGTON — The Indian government expressed concern Saturday about President Trump’s latest push to overhaul American immigration policy, dramatically raising the fee for visas that bring tech…
ICE denies using excessive force as it broadens immigration arrests in Chicago
PARK RIDGE, Ill. — It was 3:30 a.m. when 10 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gathered in a parking lot in the Chicago suburbs for a…
Trump shapes an immigration gilded age with $100,000 H-1B fee
President Trump took his most extensive step yet toward overhauling the U.S. legal migration system, with a pair of proclamations that explicitly favor the wealthiest…
These two City Hall opposites have one thing in common. At least for now
There are now just two City Hall incumbents who remain unopposed in their bids for reelection. So how did Councilmembers Tim McOsker and Hugo Soto-Martínez…
Senate confirms 48 sub-cabinet positions in single vote
Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate confirmed 48 appointees of President Donald Trump, almost entirely made up of ambassador and sub-cabinet positions. The lone…