Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, before her testimony Tuesday to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images) In the hours after Cassidy Hutchinson delivered bombshell testimony to the Jan. 6 committee Tuesday, former President Trump and … Read more
Vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio speaks during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 97 days until the election, and things are getting weird. J.D. Vance weird. No, I’m not talking about the false but salacious stories of sofa molestation or … Read more
On Tuesday, President Trump took questions from journalists after a discussion about infrastructure. What follows is a transcript of the question-and-answer session provided by the Federal News Service. QUESTION: Why do you think that CEOs are leaving your manufacturing council? TRUMP: Because they’re not taking their job seriously as it pertains to this country. We … Read more
Jesse Baker, the Secret Service agent in charge of the agency’s Los Angeles field office, has spent the last week in Tampa, Fla., studying security preparations for the Super Bowl. Next year, Baker will be the federal government’s coordinator overseeing security for the NFL’s big game and its associated events in Los Angeles. He took … Read more
How the California border changed after Biden’s order limiting asylum On a Thursday in early June, a Border Patrol bus pulled up to a San Diego County transit station and 50 migrants got out. Immediately, they were bombarded with offers from local vendors: “Free charging, guys,” said a man with a folding table. “Free pizza.” … Read more
President Biden’s fee proposal would ensure asylum seekers continue to pay nothing to apply for protections in the U.S. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press) The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed to dramatically increase fees for many employment-based visas while keeping prices for people applying to become U.S. citizens relatively static. The proposal would push … Read more
A watchdog group has filed a complaint against President Trump’s campaign, but the agency tasked with enforcing campaign finance laws can’t meet to discuss it. (Patrick Semansky / Associated Press) When President Trump tweeted that the U.S. may need to delay the November election, the longest-serving member on the Federal Election Commission joined the chorus … Read more
Mary Gojack, an Iowa native who came to Nevada to deal blackjack and ended up one of a handful of women ever elected to the Nevada Legislature, died of cancer Tuesday at a Reno hospital at the age of 49. Earlier this year, when she was honored by the American Civil Liberties Union for her … Read more
Early voters line up to cast their ballots at the South Regional Library polling location in Durham, N.C., on Thursday. (Associated Press) Growing activity from armed far-right groups and President Trump’s calls for his supporters to watch polling places “very carefully” have raised concerns of possible disruptions or voter intimidation ahead of the Nov. 3 … Read more
In the 1980s, Jim Brulte was the quintessential Washington advance man, always working behind the scenes. As a logistics specialist for then-Vice President George Bush, Brulte helped put together an Oregon river-rafting trip and a Dodger Stadium stopover. On an official visit to Bahrain, where it seldom rains, he was the one who found umbrellas … Read more
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