Political Duel Moves West

Fresh from a gala Philadelphia send-off, the team of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney is heading the GOP campaign toward California. The nominees will be making a direct thrust at Al Gore in a Democratic stronghold on the virtual eve of the Los Angeles convention that will nominate Gore for president. After stops in … Read more

More U.S. deaths than World War I and Vietnam: How COVID-19 compares with other deadly events

Continental Funeral Home driver Manuel Aguilar checks on the bodies of COVID-19 victims in a mobile refrigerator outside the Los Angeles facility in August. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) If a picture speaks a thousand words, what do numbers say? More than 200,000 people in the U.S. have died of COVID-19 since the coronavirus … Read more

Trump’s rhetorical walkabouts: A sign of ‘genius’ or cognitive decline?

Former President Trump speaks at a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H., in January. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press) Is he rambling? Indifferent to his audience? Exhibiting symptoms of cognitive decline? Or, instead, could former President Trump’s extended discourses demonstrate his genius — an ability, as he says, to “weave” disparate stories into a beautiful tapestry? … Read more

How will Kamala Harris vote on California’s Prop. 36 to toughen some criminal penalties? She won’t say

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris declines to weigh in on how she will vote on Proposition 36, one of the most consequential criminal justice ballot measures to come before California voters. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press) Vice President Kamala Harris, a California voter and former attorney general, is declining to say how she … Read more

What to know about the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, which could bring unprecedented destruction

Residents and rescuers check a building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs Tuesday. (Hassan Ammar / Associated Press) Clashes in the last year between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in southern Lebanon have largely been confined to a tit-for-tat border conflict — until now. In recent days, Israel assassinated … Read more

Column: How Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California recall inform the Harris-Trump race

Vice President Kamala Harris and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger each benefited from drastically truncated campaigns, Harris in her White House bid and Schwarzenegger in California’s historic recall election. No one, as Donald Trump might say, has ever seen anything like it. A presidential contest lasting just over 100 days — less time than it takes to … Read more

Why wait? Six weeks before the 2024 election, California is having a 2026 governor’s debate

Candidates running for California governor in 2026 include, clockwise from top left, state Sen. Toni Atkins, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, former state Controller Betty Yee, and State Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. (Associated Press; Los Angeles Times) If you’re tired of thinking about who’s going to be the next president, why not start thinking … Read more

Trump replaces Chief of Staff Mulvaney with close ally Meadows

Mick Mulvaney ascended to the chief of staff post in January after the departure of John Kelly. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press) Mick Mulvaney, President Trump’s third and least powerful chief of staff, was replaced Friday by North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, an announcement Trump made in an evening tweet. Trump named Mulvaney special envoy … Read more

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