A judge Wednesday dismissed most of a lawsuit filed by the owner of a nursing home who said Gov. Paul E. Patton started a regulatory crackdown after she ended their two-year affair. Dismissed were all five claims Tina Conner filed against the state and two of the five she filed against Patton. Judge Roger Crittenden … Read more
Good morning. It’s Wednesday, March 22, and here’s what’s happening across California: TOP STORIES Trump effect? Reports of sexual assault and domestic violence made by Latino residents in the city of Los Angeles have plummeted this year amid concerns that immigrants in the country illegally could risk deportation by interacting with police or testifying in … Read more
Stacey Abrams, then the Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia, speaks to supporters at an election night watch party in Atlanta on Nov. 8, 2022. (Miguel Martinez / Associated Press) Georgia’s Republican-dominated state Senate is going forward with an investigation of Stacey Abrams, a move that comes as President Trump has made a target of … Read more
President Trump, left, appears with White House advisor Elon Musk. The speaker of California’s Assembly said the vast majority of Democrats in the chamber will stop sharing information and interacting with constituents through their official government accounts on X, Musk’s social media platform. (Brandon Bell / Associated Press) At the urging of Assembly Speaker Robert … Read more
A general’s downfall Re “General’s job hangs in balance,” June 23, and “McChrystal is out; Petraeus is in” and “General’s downfall was rapid-fire,” June 24 The comments by Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal and his staff are damaging not only to the rules and traditions of our military but to the special relationship between the … Read more
On placards and buttons, the name that dominated this city’s politics for more than two decades is back. With signs that read, “Burton Democrat,” John Burton, the flamboyant and eccentric liberal former congressman and younger brother of the late Rep. Phillip Burton, is making a comeback, running in Tuesday’s special election for the Assembly seat … Read more
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) testifies during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on her pending confirmation to be the United Nations ambassador on Capitol Hill on Jan. 21 in Washington. (Rod Lamkey / Associated Press) The White House has withdrawn Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a stunning … Read more
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, hampered by poor organization and an overworked staff, will have trouble keeping up with the Trump administration’s plans to ramp up deportations of people in the country illegally, government inspectors have concluded. ICE has “overwhelming caseloads,” its records are “likely inaccurate” and its deportation policies and procedures “are outdated and … Read more
Here is Vice President Gennady I. Yanayev’s statement announcing to world leaders that he had taken over the Soviet presidency from Mikhail S. Gorbachev: At the instruction of the Soviet leadership, I hereby notify that a state of emergency is introduced in individual localities of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for a period of … Read more
Ranking member Jack Reed (D-R.I.), left, and chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) speaking during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 25. (Associated Press) The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee requested an investigation Thursday into how Trump national security officials used the Signal app to discuss military strikes, ensuring … Read more
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