Hiltzik: How Herbert Hoover’s blunder got FDR elected
“Well, Felix, this elects me.”The speaker was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was at home in Albany with his friend and advisor Felix Frankfurter, monitoring radio…
The rest of the world, too, anxiously awaits U.S. election results
A Ukrainian graduate student, a Taiwanese travel agency manager, an industrial engineer in Mexico: None is a U.S. voter, but all believe that they and…
Jeff Bezos defends decision for Washington Post to end presidential endorsements
Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, penned an Op-Ed on Monday defending his publication's decision to end presidential election endorsements. File Photo by Yuri…
Washington Post owner defends decision to end presidential endorsements | Al Jazeera News
Jeff Bezos claims giving such support can ‘create a perception of bias’.The owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, is defending his newspaper’s decision not…
No editorial against Trump costs L.A. Times, Washington Post subscribers
The Los Angeles Times and Washington Post have seen significant subscription cancellations in the days since their billionaire owners decided not to endorse in the…
Ballot box fires in Washington, Oregon destroy hundreds of ballots
A ballot box fire in Portland, Ore., early Monday morning destroyed three ballots. Another ballot box fire half-an-hour later and 15 miles away in Vancouver,…
Can a Democrat in Trump country pull off another major upset?
AMBOY, Wash. — Two years ago, one of the nation’s biggest political upsets took place here amid the radiant greenery of the Pacific Northwest. A new…
Washington Post breaks tradition, declines to issue endorsement for president
The Washington Post announced Friday it will not make an endorsement in the 2024 presidential election even as Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican opponent…
Six states, Washington to vote on adopting, abandoning ranked choice voting
Voters cast their ballots in the New Hampshire Primary at a voting site at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., on Jan. 23. File Photo by…
Lynda Obst dead: Hollywood producer who worked on Sleepless in Seattle & Interstellar dies aged 74 as tributes pour in
HOLLYWOOD legend Lynda Obst has died aged 74.The executive producer, who worked on Sleepless in Seattle, Interstellar and The Invention of Lying, had been battling…
Teen in custody after mass shooting in Washington state killed 5, including 3 children
Deputies with the King County Sheriff's Office in Washington state said five people, including three children, were killed Monday morning in a suburb east of…
Navy identifies 2 female pilots killed in fighter jet crash in Washington state
1 of 2 | U.S. naval aviator Lt. Serena Wileman, 31, of California, was one of two female pilots who died in a fighter jet…
Gladiator II hailed ‘best movie of the year’ and a ‘true epic’ in first reviews for Paul Mescal
OUT of the ashes of Russell Crowe's legendary performance in Gladiator as Maximus, Decimus Meridius, rises Ridley Scott’s sequel and critics have called it a…
U.S. hopes Hamas leader’s death will end Gaza war. Israel may have other ideas
WASHINGTON — President Biden and his senior leadership hailed Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as an “opportunity” to end the yearlong war that has…
Harris rips Trump for his criticism of federal storm response
LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House criticized Donald Trump for his attacks on the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton…
Makenna Morris lifts Washington to victory over Angel City
Makenna Morris scored in the 78th minute to give the shorthanded Washington Spirit a 2-1 victory over host Angel City on Friday night.Morris popped the…
Rudy Giuliani disbarred in Washington over efforts to overturn 2020 election
Rudy Giuliani was disbarred in Washington after a three-judge panel in the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals cited his efforts to overturn the…
Giuliani disbarred in D.C. after pushing false 2020 election claims
WASHINGTON — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was disbarred in Washington on Thursday, months after he lost his law license in New York for…
Ron Washington believes he can teach young Angels to win
If anyone in baseball can teach players how to field grounders like pros, it’s Ron Washington. He’s done it before.Down on all fours just before…
Trump vows to be Jewish Americans’ ‘best friend’ as ally is accused of antisemitism
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump decried antisemitism hours after an explosive CNN report detailed how one of his allies running for North Carolina governor made a…