Heedless speculation that Kamala Harris will be replaced on the Democratic ticket in 2024 comes with the job of being vice president. Being vice president of the United States is sort of like working for Donald Trump or watching reality TV. It requires a high degree of tolerance for indignity and abuse. The job is … Read more
President Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Thursday. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press / Pool Photo) A transcript of President Biden’s State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House: Good evening. Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice … Read more
Former Massachusetts Sen. Paul E. Tsongas, who made up in dogged determination whatever he lacked in charisma and funds, won the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary Tuesday night, casting a cloud of uncertainty over the contest for the nomination. With the bulk of the precincts reporting, Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton was second, with 26% to … Read more
One Puerto Rican’s quest for statehood leads to a racial awakening Kemuel Delgado rolls his eyes as he drives down a highway and sees a sculpture featuring Christopher Columbus, called “Birth of the New World,” looming over the Atlantic coastline. It stands taller than the Statue of Liberty. This tribute to the explorer who landed … Read more
There are four elections relating to the Los Angeles Unified School District on the ballot this year. The seven-member school board of education sets policy for the nation’s second-largest school district, which educates about 420,000 students a year and employs about 74,000 teachers, administrators and other staff. The school board is accountable for the district’s … Read more
Latinos’ reluctance to vote has long been a fact of life in California politics. But now that fact has changed. The shift is highlighted by fresh data on the 1996 presidential election, which shows that a huge group of new Latino voters went to the polls at the same rate as that of all the … Read more
The woman gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom had an affair with when he was mayor of San Francisco spoke out about their relationship on Wednesday after questions about the liaison emerged in the governor’s race. Ruby Rippey Gibney said that although their relationship destroyed her home life, it probably shouldn’t be part of the discussion about … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaking in Los Angeles in February, has a medical condition that has left his voice sounding ragged. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) There was a time before the turn of the millennium when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave a full-throated accounting of himself and the things he cared about. He … Read more
Usha Vance speaks during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Stepping up to the podium, Usha Chilukuri Vance looked out at the raucous crowd dressed in red, white and blue, bedazzled flags, wide-brim cowboy hats and sequined elephant earrings. She smiled widely, if a little nervously. It … Read more
Supporters cheer as Donald Trump speaks at Sunday’s campaign rally at Madison Square Garden. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at Madison Square Garden should go down in history as a seminal event of the 2024 campaign, a valedictory of hate, racism and misogyny that has become the entirety of his campaign … Read more
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