Photos: Speakers and authors at the 2025 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
As the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books kicked off Saturday across the sprawling campus at USC, the event once again became a magnet for…
Dodgers will visit President Trump and the White House to celebrate World Series title
The Dodgers will visit the White House during their trip to Washington next month to face the Nationals, the team announced Tuesday, continuing a tradition…
Trump pledges to ‘expel rogue actors’ in political speech at Justice Department
WASHINGTON — President Trump used a triumphant visit to the Justice Department on Friday to air a litany of grievances about the criminal investigations that threatened to…
Contributor: Should the Dodgers balk at a White House invitation?
In 2019, Mookie Betts, then an outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, refused President Trump’s invitation to visit the White House, along with eight of…
Trump is dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what it does
WASHINGTON — President Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job.”Since Trump took office, staffing at the…
California lawmakers urge congressional leaders to continue federal wildfire aid
WASHINGTON — California’s lawmakers urged their leaders in Congress on Friday to continue funding federal aid in the wake of the L.A. fires, amid a congressional budget…
Suspect in Kabul airport bombing during Afghanistan pullout caught and heading to U.S., Trump says
WASHINGTON — A suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 American service members during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has…
Vance visits the U.S.-Mexico border to tout Trump’s immigration crackdown
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Vice President JD Vance participated in an aerial tour of the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday and met with law enforcement officials as part…
Heavy on migrant crime, light on inflation: 8 takeaways from Trump’s speech to Congress
WASHINGTON — President Trump laid out an aggressive approach to “renewing the American dream” in his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, heavily emphasizing…
Russia feels threatened by NATO. There’s history behind that
WASHINGTON — Thirty years ago this month, the Soviet Union collapsed, and Ukraine broke away from Moscow’s control.Russian President Vladimir Putin has never gotten over it.That, more…
Biden, facing his own challenges, to host Ukraine’s Zelensky
WASHINGTON — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the White House on Wednesday, he became just the second European head of state to sit with President…
Trump plans tariffs on Mexico, Canada; to double 10% tariffs on China
WASHINGTON — President Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports…
Four things you didn’t know about Colin Powell
WASHINGTON — When Colin L. Powell died Monday due to complications of COVID-19, leaders in both parties hailed his long career of public service. Among his accomplishments:…
Trump says he may take control of Postal Service. Here’s what to know
PHILADELPHIA — President Trump said Friday that he may put the U.S. Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department in what would be an executive…
Trump contract freeze slows safety measures in fire zones
President Trump has insisted that “raking” of the forests and other fuel reduction measures would help prevent wildfires from devastating the West. But early actions…
Judge finds Trump administration hasn’t fully obeyed order to unfreeze spending
WASHINGTON — A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and told the White House to release…
Opinion: Trump’s Gaza plan echoes decades-old Israeli calls to expel Palestianians
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in…
Zelensky: Excluding Ukraine from U.S.-Russia talks about war is ‘dangerous’
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says excluding his country from talks between the U.S. and Russia about the war in Ukraine would be “very dangerous”…
Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons don’t mesh with GOP law-and-order image
Politics often entails angles and illusion, dodges and diversions. Navigating the space between hope and reality is one of its requisite skills. But sometimes events…
World Cup and L.A. Olympics could lose millions over visa delays
The 2026 World Cup kicks off in less than 500 days and there is mounting concern that the U.S. is not ready to welcome the…