A relief sculpture rests on a gate to the entrance of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., March 13, 2016. (Steven Senne / Associated Press) The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million, a senior administration official said Tuesday, intensifying the president’s clash with the nation’s oldest … Read more
Deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Madison Sheahan, flanked by Acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons, speaks during a news conference at ICE Headquarters, in Washington, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press) A federal judge suggested the Trump administration was “manufacturing” chaos and said … Read more
A La Quinta Inn is photographed May 2, 2025, in Hawaiian Gardens, Calif. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) When President Trump directed his attorney general last month to investigate online fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and fraudsters were using elaborate “schemes“ and “dummy accounts” to funnel illegal contributions to politicians and causes. Instead … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy greet President Biden, whose speech included nonpartisan proposals that even the Republican leader appeared to support. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) President Biden faces three big problems heading into a reelection campaign he’s expected to announce soon. His State of the Union speech aimed to … Read more
Is Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, the “Zodiac Killer,” the infamous Northern California serial killer from the late 1960s and early 1970s? Not. A. Chance. But the internet rumor-turned-meme that has ensnared Cruz for much of the past two years has finally come full circle with the Texas senator himself taking part in the fun. On … Read more
Without a vote to spare, the Assembly narrowly passed legislation Friday to prohibit merchants from charging women more money than men for providing the same services, such as dry-cleaning and haircuts. A 41-34 vote, the minimum required for approval in the 80-member lower house, sent the bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman Jackie Speier (D-Burlingame), on to … Read more
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin. (Susan Walsh / AP) The House gave final passage Tuesday to a bill that will make it easier for the troubled Veterans Affairs Department to fire managers accused of misconduct. But civil servant unions condemned the legislation, approved 368 to 55, as an end-run around long-standing protections for government employees … Read more
In response to “Is This Any Way to Treat an Incoming Administration?” Opinion, Dec. 13: True to form, Henry Kissinger writing on Somalia was a commentary Prince Metternich himself would have read with delight. The outrageous irony is that the argument against U.S. intervention for humanitarian purposes is made by the same man who helped … Read more
Taking advantage of what he called a “historically slow news day,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. released a report today calling for a raise for federal judges. Roberts said in his second year-end report that the issue of lagging salaries “threatens to undermine” the court system. “This is usually the point at which many … Read more
The Paramount logo is displayed at Columbia Square along Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP / Getty Images) One fateful October decision to trim two convoluted sentences from a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris has snowballed into a full-blown corporate crisis for CBS’ parent company, Paramount Global, and its … Read more
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