California fire chief uses milk and beer to save 2 homes in last-ditch effort after finding no water in hose

A resourceful California fire chief used milk and “a couple of beers” to save two homes — including his brother’s — as his childhood neighborhood turned into “a total nightmare” during the deadly wildfires. Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy told his brother and friends in Altadena — a town he grew up in … Read more

Democrats’ crisis of the future: The biggest states that back them are shrinking

With America’s population shifting to the South, political influence is seeping from reliably Democratic states to areas controlled by Republicans. (Morry Gash / Associated Press) Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. California, Illinois and New York have been shrinking. With America’s population shifting to the South, political influence is seeping from reliably Democratic states to … Read more

Migration across the U.S.-Mexico border, in 5 charts

People seeking asylum are detained by the Border Patrol after crossing from Mexico into the San Diego area in June. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) A historic uptick in migration during Joe Biden’s presidency led to attacks as he ran for reelection, with Donald Trump and fellow Republicans blaming Democrats for the swelling number of people … Read more

Kid Rock takes swipe at ‘angry’ Michelle Obama for skipping Donald Trump’s inauguration

Kid Rock called out former First Lady Michelle Obama for snubbing President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration — just days before the ceremony. “She seems a little angry,” Rock said on Jesse Watters Primetime on Thursday night. Rock, who is a vocal Trump supporter, recalled when he was tasked with performing at the Youth Inaugural Ball hours … Read more

Trump is going on trial in New York today. Here’s what to expect

Former President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan criminal court on Monday (Jabin Botsford / Pool via Associated Press) The first criminal prosecution of a former president in American history begins Monday as Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, stands trial in New York. Trump is accused of falsifying business records in an attempt to … Read more

Schwarzenegger Would Do Well to Do the Math

“Nobody likes what the government does when it’s described as ‘spending.’ ” Those are the words of former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, drawn from the text of his forthcoming memoirs. Although Rubin’s nominal subject is the war he waged with conservative Republicans as a Clinton administration official, his perception is a useful key for … Read more

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