Parents in Montgomery County, Md., gather in 2023 to protest a policy preventing students from opting out of lessons on gender and LGBTQ+ issues. The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on the matter. (Celal Gunes / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) The Supreme Court justices sounded ready on Tuesday to give parents a constitutional right … Read more
When Tony Snow was asked to become President Bush’s press secretary last year, he didn’t agree until his doctors told him there were no signs of the colon cancer for which he had been treated in 2005. Based on that assurance, he accepted one of the most demanding jobs in Washington. But early Tuesday morning, … Read more
The host of a cable TV talk show in Washington has sued Rep. Esteban E. Torres (D-Pico Rivera), complaining that the lawmaker had him falsely arrested by Capitol Police for stealing an official document after an interview taping session turned sour. Jan E. Helfeld, host of a weekly public policy program, is seeking $50,000 in … Read more
“60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens with correspondents Bill Whitaker and Lesley Stahl. Owens resigned Tuesday. (Rick Loomis / for the Times) Bill Owens, the beleaguered executive producer of “60 Minutes,” resigned Tuesday. Owens had been fighting efforts at CBS parent Paramount Global to settle a $20 billion lawsuit filed by President Trump regarding the … Read more
Born into a Yankee family of wealth and achievement, George Herbert Walker Bush bolted to the oil fields of West Texas as a young man to establish his independence and escape the shadow of a prominent father. Bush, the son of a U.S. senator, followed his father into politics only after he had proved himself … Read more
Brown will deliver his 16th State of the State address. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP) Jerry Brown has delivered more State of the State speeches than any other California governor. On Thursday, Brown will appear before the Legislature for the 16th — and final — time to offer his thoughts on current affairs and the path … Read more
An ex-tenant accused of stealing expensive furniture and fixtures from the Encino home of former state Sen. Alan Robbins was ordered Monday to stand trial on two grand theft charges. Municipal Judge Leslie A. Dunn said Ted Titmas purposely tried to keep several valuable pieces of Robbins’ furniture, returning some of them only after police … Read more
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, promoting the appellate judge to a lifetime seat no Black woman has ever occupied. Jackson, 51, becomes only the sixth woman and third Black justice to ascend to the high court, which will for the first time have two Black members, three … Read more
OK. We admit it. After months of covering political campaigns, with their attendant charges and countercharges, we think it’s time to write about a little romance. But to avoid decompressing too quickly, the focus will be kept to the two GOP nominees of the heavily Republican 40th and 42nd congressional districts–bachelors Dana Rohrabacher in the … Read more
Nina J. Easton does us a disservice by attempting to relate so closely the ‘60s violence of the Left and the ‘90s violence of the Right (“America, the Enemy,” June 18). In terms of tragedy, the Oklahoma bombing stands alone, its carnage having exceeded by plenty any other terrorist act in U.S. history. It was … Read more
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