Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) departs the Senate chamber following a vote at the U.S. Capitol. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) The U.S. military is one of few American institutions that still reliably receives bipartisan support in Congress. Democratic and Republican lawmakers, eager to demonstrate their commitment to the defense apparatus, often brag about backing … Read more
James Watt, pictured in 1980, has died at age 85. (Associated Press) James Watt, the Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development Interior secretary who was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and eventually the president, has died. He was 85. Watt died in Arizona on May 27, his son Eric Watt said … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a joint press conference on Jan. 30 in Jerusalem. (Debbie Hill / Pool/AFP via Getty Images) The intractable conflict between Israelis and Palestinians over land, rights and safety has entered a new phase, one plumbing new depths of hatred and radical … Read more
A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, near the border with Venezuela. (Fernando Vergara / Associated Press) The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn criticism and raised questions about the influence billionaire ally Elon Musk wields over … Read more
A helicopter drops water on the Mountain fire, in Santa Paula, in November. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) It’s been more than seven years since fire hydrants in southern Ventura County rapidly ran dry as the Thomas fire exploded — something Assemblymember Steve Bennett hoped he would never see repeated. But in November, … Read more
An entertainment industry tycoon from Los Angeles gave the Democratic National Committee $7 million last month to help build a new headquarters, a record-breaking gift for the party, a Democratic spokeswoman said Thursday. The gift from Haim Saban, who made his fortune from the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” and other children’s television shows, may be … Read more
When Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres visited Washington earlier this month, one of the questions he was asked during an appearance before a Jewish-American group was whether Israel is ready to accept a significant cut in U.S. aid. Peres seemed unprepared for the question, and the broad grin on his face reassembled itself into a … Read more
President Trump wants to limit which children born in the United States can become citizens. (Eric Gay / Associated Press) A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second temporary pause on President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally. U.S. District Judge … Read more
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, shown in Costa Rica in November, has jailed tens of thousands of accused gang members. (Jose Diaz / Associated Press) While the Biden administration criticized Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s strong-armed governing style, the Trump administration sees him as its new best friend in Latin America. Bukele made a name for himself … Read more
President Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could boost authoritarians. Congress budgeted at least $690 million on pro-democracy programs this year to counter authoritarian rule in eight countries considered by experts among the world’s least free: Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia and Venezuela. (Ben Curtis / Associated Press) When President Trump froze foreign … Read more
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