Republicans aren’t alone in saying Kamala Harris should visit the southern border

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a virtual meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Whenever Vice President Kamala Harris has visited Milwaukee or Greensboro, N.C., or other cities to promote the Biden administration’s agenda, her travel has provoked a slew of tweets, op-eds and press … Read more

Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction, arguing that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. The Manhattan district attorney’s office said … Read more

From Let’s Go Brandon to Let’s Go Brenda. Trump merch sellers say they’ll be just fine after Biden exit

A man wears a “Let’s Go Brandon” hat in 2022. One vendor who sells merchandise with the anti-Biden slogan said he would switch to a new phrase: “Let’s Go Brenda.” (Bloomberg via Getty Images) Vincent Scuzzese runs a store in New Jersey named Let’s Go Brandon. Yes, that Let’s Go Brandon, the pro-Trump mantra gracing … Read more

Netanyahu’s high-profile U.S. visit derailed by shifting politics here and at home

A mobile billboard opposing military aid for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stops in front of the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. (Kevin Wolf / Associated Press) Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrapped up a weeklong U.S. trip Friday with a pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago, tipping his hat to GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, after … Read more

Opinion: Southern Californians shaped the nation’s biggest political problems. We can solve them too

A container ship docks at the Port of Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press) Voters rank the economy and inflation as the most important issues facing the country, and in spite of good news on both fronts, discontent over pocketbook issues remains steady. There’s one stretch of Southern California where, one could say, that … Read more

Venezuela’s Maduro trails in polls. Would he accept defeat in Sunday’s election?

Venezuela’s Maduro trails in polls. Would he accept defeat in Sunday’s election? Venezuela’s authoritarian president is about to face his biggest test yet, as uncertainty swirls around Sunday’s election and what Nicolás Maduro — a longtime U.S. adversary — might do to hold on to power. Millions of Venezuelans will cast votes in what is … Read more

Early stumbles set a template for Harris. Allies say vice president has figured out the job

Vice President Kamala Harris and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador attend a bilateral meeting at the National Palace in Mexico City in 2021. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press) Vice President Kamala Harris looked peeved and exhausted from the weight of expectations as she stood at a hotel meeting room three years ago, flags and … Read more

Biden’s border czar, Roberta Jacobson, is stepping down

Roberta Jacobson is stepping down as National Security Council coordinator for the U.S. southern border, the White House announced Friday. (Associated Press) Roberta Jacobson, President Biden’s top official for border issues who has been grappling with large increases of migrants attempting to cross into the U.S., will step down at month’s end after 100 days … Read more

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