U.S. signs agreement to help Argentina re-enter Visa Waiver Program
July 28 (UPI) -- The Trump administration finalized a plan Monday that will help Argentina reinstate visa-free travel for its citizens. Argentina's re-entry to the…
Trump says he ended friendship with Epstein because he ‘stole people that worked for me’
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that he ended his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and threw the now-disgraced financier out of his private club in Florida after…
Feinstein Changes Mind on Congress Bid
SAN FRANCISCO — Two days after she rattled San Francisco’s political scene by acknowledging an unexpected interest in running for Congress, Mayor Dianne Feinstein suddenly and unexpectedly…
Chinese investment reshapes Latin America’s economic integration
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C), Colombia Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia (L) and Honduras Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina attend the plenary session of the…
Vice President JD Vance is on the road again to sell the Republicans’ big new tax law
CANTON, Ohio — Vice President JD Vance used a speech in his home state on Monday to promote the GOP’s sweeping tax-and-border bill as a small group…
California, other states sue over USDA demand for SNAP recipients’ data
California and a coalition of other liberal-led states filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent demand that they turn over…
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees held without charges, barred from legal access, attorneys say
Lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades say that “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees have been barred from meeting…
Former Project 2025 director Paul Dans running for U.S. Senate
July 28 (UPI) -- The former director of Project 2025 Paul Dans announced Monday he is going to run for the U.S. Senate in South…
Kenya’s protests are not a symptom of failed democracy. They are democracy | Politics
In Kenya, as in many countries across the world, street protests are often framed as the unfortunate result of political failure. As the logic goes,…
‘My TV show was so outrageous it was banned by the BBC and Government’ says Michael Aspel
Mild mannered presenter Michael Aspel is now 92 but caused uproar in his younger presenting daysMichael Aspel TV show was so outrageous it was banned…
Trump says he’s shortening the 50-day deadline for Russia to end the war in Ukraine
EDINBURGH, Scotland — President Trump said Monday he intends to shorten the 50-day deadline he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a deal that ends the…
California dairy farmers get $230 million to help cover costs of bird flu losses
The federal government has paid California dairy farms more than $230 million to subsidize losses in milk production resulting from bird flu, records show, an…
Contributor: I fled persecution in Iran. ICE enforcement here today reminds me of Tehran
As a Christian who smuggled Bibles into my home country of Iran, I became a target of the country’s Islamist regime, which imprisons and sometimes…
Columbia genocide scholar may leave over new definition of antisemitism
NEW YORK — For years, Marianne Hirsch, a prominent genocide scholar at Columbia University, has used Hannah Arendt’s book about the trial of a Nazi war criminal,…
EU and US announce deal: A breakdown of the trade agreement | Business and Economy News
The United States and the European Union have reached a wide-ranging trade agreement, ending a months-long standoff and averting a full-blown trade war just days…
Column: Newsom responds to Trump’s gutter politics
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter George Skelton and Michael Wilner cover the insights, legislation, players and politics you need to know in…
US and EU agree on 15 percent tariffs to avert trade war | Business and Economy News
US president and his EU counterpart strike sweeping 15 percent tariff deal to stabilise transatlantic trade.The United States and European Union have reached a sweeping…
Deportation flights from Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center have begun, DeSantis says
OCHOPEE, Fla. — Deportation flights from the remote Everglades immigration lockup known as ”Alligator Alcatraz″ have begun and are expected to increase soon, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Texas may rig election maps. Should California too?
In a brazen move, Republicans in Texas have set out to redraw the state’s congressional map — an effort to boost President Trump and the…
A year of rapid change, except when it comes to Trump’s approval numbers, poll finds
WASHINGTON — Eric Hildenbrand has noticed prices continue to rise this year with President Trump in the White House. The San Diego resident doesn’t blame Trump, however,…