President Obama’s advisors are confident that liberals dismayed by his agreement to extend tax breaks for the wealthy will forgive him by the time the 2012 election kicks into gear. But the current backlash on the left may intensify the immediate challenge Democrats face in building a new campaign finance apparatus to challenge Republican-allied outside … Read more
Former President Trump surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. (Fulton County Sheriff’s Office via Associated Press) Former President Trump surrendered to authorities in Georgia on Thursday night after being indicted last week and accused of conspiring with allies to overturn the 2020 election that he lost to Joe Biden. After … Read more
As the Supreme Court begins its new term Monday, its sixth with John G. Roberts Jr. as chief justice, the reality is that this is the most conservative court since the mid-1930s. Since Richard Nixon ran for president in 1968, conservatives have sought to change constitutional law, and they have succeeded in virtually every area. … Read more
Passage of Measure HLA will result in hundreds of miles of new bike lanes, like this one in Culver City, in the streets of Los Angeles. (Citizens of the Planet / Universal Images Group ) Backers of a citizen-sponsored ballot initiative that forces Los Angeles to add hundreds of miles of bike and bus lanes … Read more
Rep. Augustus Hawkins, 81, vividly remembers riding a bus in his home town of Los Angeles many years ago when a white woman sat down beside him. “She kept moving over to be next to me,” he recalled, “and then she said, ‘You know, we sure are getting a lot of blacks in this neighborhood. … Read more
Israeli and Palestinian leaders revived their stalled peace process Monday, agreeing to resume direct talks on implementing existing accords and to start new bargaining to clear the way for negotiations over the final status of the land that both claim as their ancestral home. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who mediated the agreement between Israeli … Read more
The Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action leaves the door open to giving college applicants extra consideration if they have suffered bias, discrimination or hardships. (Associated Press) The Supreme Court’s opinion about affirmative action rejects the use of race as an admissions factor at colleges and universities. But it does not close to door to … Read more
Want to ban Donald Trump from your digital life? There’s an app for that. After Donald Trump said he wanted to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., interest has skyrocketed in an innovative app called “Trump Trump” that promises to block all Trump-related content from your phone. The app, which has been out for some … Read more
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has said his province in Canada is contemplating restricting electricity exports to the three U.S. states. (Chris Young / Associated Press) Canada’s most populous province may bar American-made alcohol in addition to restricting electricity exports to Michigan, New York and Minnesota if President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on all Canadian … Read more
Preparing to unveil the final portion of his “progress and prosperity” campaign theme, Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday will announce a multibillion-dollar energy and environment proposal billed as the biggest investment of its kind in American history. The plan represents the third policy area toward which Gore hopes to direct the nation’s budget surplus. … Read more
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