Column: Debate aside, every day is an open mic day for Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are scheduled to debate Sept. 10. (Associated Press) Things you never thought you’d hear in 2024: Earth is cooling. Who’s Taylor Swift? Former President Trump would like his microphone muted. No. 3 happened this week when Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign asked for the candidates’ mics to … Read more

Atty. Gen. Meese Resigns : Says He’s Been Cleared and Leaves With Clean Name : Acts After Prosecutor Files Report

U.S. Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III announced today that he will resign at the end of July or in early August. He told a news conference that an independent prosecutor investigating his personal financial affairs had found no grounds for legal action against him and therefore he could leave the Reagan Administration with a clear … Read more

Union Chief Has Bold Plans in Bid to Lead AFL-CIO : Labor: John Sweeney is early favorite in first contested presidential race. Low-key style, brash strategy praised.

Relaxed, his hands in his pockets, John J. Sweeney thanked a cluster of home care employees for toiling at low pay as attendants to the infirm and the elderly. In an instant, the ruddy-cheeked labor leader had established an easy rapport with his audience of Latino and African American workers. “My mother was a domestic … Read more

‘Come On In’ : Gary and Lee Hart Offer a Rare Look at Their Private Life in Troublesome Gulch

The scene was a baggage carrousel at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. It was nearly midnight and the place was forlorn, almost deserted. Outside, the wind whipped at piles of dirty snow. Gary Hart stood waiting for his luggage to drop. By his side–as she is almost always now–was his wife, Lee. Nearby were three reporters … Read more

Biden making confidence-building trip to China

Vice President Joe Biden leaves Washington on Tuesday for a week-long tour of East Asia, where he is expected to preach confidence about the nation’s financial well-being and work to build a relationship with the future leadership of its largest foreign creditor. The White House is billing the trip to China, Mongolia and Japan as … Read more

State Can Take Action on Health

Most Americans with health insurance get it through their employers, so it stands to reason that our now-prosperous economy would result in more people having decent health insurance. But the opposite appears to be happening. A Census Bureau survey finds that the percentage of uninsured Americans has jumped to 16.4%, the highest rate in a … Read more

Column: Trump asks why Harris hasn’t done all she’s promised. The answer: Because she’s VICE president

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times; Julia Nikhinson / Associated Press) He’s called her Laffin’ Kamala and Lyin’ Kamala. Crazy Kamala and Comrade Kamala. He’s described the vice president as lazy, dumb and antisemitic. (Even though her husband is Jewish, so maybe Donald Trump should throw in … Read more

First Brother Roger Is Married in Texas : Nuptials: The President is best man and reassures the nervous bridegroom at Dallas ceremony. Child is due in about a month.

President Clinton’s free-spirited brother Roger turned into the traditional stammering groom for a few minutes Saturday as he wed Molly Martin, with the President looking on approvingly. In a 20-minute ceremony at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Roger Clinton struggled for words, and at one point grabbed his brother’s hand for reassurance. He danced … Read more

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