The Trump administration has launched an investigation into a Los Angeles County welfare program that pays immigrants up to $18,000 per year over allegations it is “providing federal benefits to illegal aliens.” The probe focuses on LA’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) program, which the Golden State created to pay seniors or disabled who … Read more
President Trump’s tariffs brought in $7.6 billion more in customs payments in April than what the US collected the previous month as duties on imported goods ramped up, the Treasury Department said Monday. The customs duties in April totaled $16 billion, about a $9 billion increase from the year-earlier period and far eclipsing the previous record of … Read more
Pope Leo XIV’s oldest brother stood by his decision to share a social media post that referred to California Rep. Nancy Pelosi as a “drunk c–t,” declaring Monday, “I wouldn’t have posted it if I didn’t kind of believe it.” Louis Prevost didn’t seek forgiveness for the foul-mouthed insult directed at the former House speaker … Read more
This bark has bite. Long Island officials are continuing their crackdown on animal abusers, slamming Albany for its controversial cashless bail laws and calling for reform so that violent pet owners are kept behind bars. Nassau County DA Anne Donnelly, a Republican, announced Monday she was joining efforts to reform the state’s cashless bail so … Read more
Immigration agents nabbed a Venezuelan migrant in Texas who is wanted in his home country for the murder-for-hire assassinations of four people, the feds said. Anthony Fabian Marin La Torre, 42, was initially caught at the southern border in San Luis, Arizona, on Sept. 26, 2022 and released into the US, according to Immigration and … Read more
Rachael Ray continued to spark concern by slurring her words in another viral cooking video after revealing she had “a couple of bad falls.” On Sunday, the celebrity chef shared a video on Instagram of herself hovering over a stovetop while talking about how she used to make ends meet on a budget of $40 … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on May 12, 2025. REUTERS President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget bill is still in its pupa stage — and some Republicans seem to be doing all they can to make it emerge as a small and ugly bug, … Read more
Voices Gustavo Arellano The rise and stumbles of the San Fernando Valley Latino political machine Second in a four-part series on how Latino political power has changed Los Angeles PART II: THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY MACHINE SPEAKS Alex Padilla was a 22-year-old managing his first election campaign when advisors issued a challenge: Make sure the … Read more
Never mind. President Trump’s 145% tariffs on China ran smack into Stein’s law, the late economist Herb Stein’s famous axiom that “if something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” What was effectively an instant embargo on the biggest importer into the United States wasn’t sustainable, and sure enough, it’s not going to be sustained. … Read more
Friends and family mourn Alma Rosa Barragán, a mayoral candidate in Mexico killed in 2021. In recent years, scores of political candidates have been slain, most recently Yesenia Lara Gutíerrez, who, like Barragan, was gunned down at a campaign event. (Armando Solis / Associated Press) Mexican authorities were seeking suspects Monday in the assassination of … Read more
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