It is 6:30 on a Saturday morning and President Clinton has summoned half a dozen of his closest advisers to the West Wing office of White House Chief of Staff Thomas (Mack) McLarty. Sunlight filters in through the big corner windows, but the mood is somber. Vice President Al Gore sits hunched over a word … Read more
Homes along Onacrest Drive in the Windsor Hills neighborhood of unincorporated L.A. County are seen above the Inglewood oil field operated by Plains Exploration & Production Co. Residents living in the area suspect damage from their homes may have been caused by possible “fracking” at the field. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) SACRAMENTO — … Read more
The debate over welfare reform marks a genuine milestone in an argument that has shaped social policy for generations. Literally since Colonial days, the debate over poverty in America has revolved around the same question: Is the persistence of poverty primarily the fault of society, or of the poor themselves? One side in this argument … Read more
The lethal injection chamber at San Quentin State Prison that was completed in 2010 but has never been put to use. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) California unveiled a new method for executing prisoners Friday, proposing a “humane and dignified” single-drug injection protocol that could restart capital punishment after a nearly 10-year hiatus. The … Read more
Actor Jason Sudeikis, star of the hit series “Ted Lasso,” points to fellow cast member Jason Lance while speaking to the press in the White House briefing room Monday, joined by other cast members Toheeb Jimoh, from left, Brett Goldstein, Hannah Waddingham and Brendan Hunt. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) The White House briefing … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom has appealed a U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to end funding for California’s Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program. (Ana Ramirez/The San Diego Union-Tribune) Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an urgent appeal to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday, imploring the department to reverse the abrupt cancellation of a Biden-era program that … Read more
Asked to name the most influential power centers in Washington, a Republican Party activist and businessman responded without hesitation: “The national security-Defense Department apparatus, the Department of State and the Council on Competitiveness.” The Council on Competitiveness? “Definitely,” replied the businessman. “It may be small and still unknown, but it’s one of the few places … Read more
Golf and Politics: Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) has resigned from the affluent Burning Tree private golf club that lost a legal fight over its refusal to admit women members. The Bethesda, Md., club’s members include many powerful political leaders. Washington wags speculated Nunn was preparing a run for the presidency. Nunn said in Washington, D.C., … Read more
A view of El Capitan inside Yosemite National Park in July 2023. (Marc Martin/Los Angeles Times) The Trump administration has issued an order demanding that all national parks remain open amid severe staffing shortages — an action that one conservation group called “reckless and out of touch” as park personnel brace for millions of visitors … Read more
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference Friday in Hyattsville, Md. (Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press) A federal judge is for the second time ordering the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to … Read more
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