South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing this month. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Trump’s … Read more
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump speak with officials on Friday as they tour a fire-affected area in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images) Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Rebecca Ellis, with an assist from David Zahniser, giving you … Read more
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) objects to certifying his state’s electoral college votes on Jan. 6. A short time later, the House chamber was evacuated when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press) Growing up in small-town Wyoming, the Gosar kids never lacked for companionship. There were 10 of them — seven … Read more
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and President Obama in an animated exchange at the airport in Phoenix. (Haraz N. Ghanbari / Associated Press) President Obama‘s warm reception in sunny Arizona on Wednesday lasted about as long as it took him to step off Air Force One and greet Gov. Jan Brewer. Brewer, champion of her state’s … Read more
Tom Knorr, chairman of a 2014 secession campaign in Tehama County, holds the State of Jefferson flag with a logo that dates to the 1940s. There have been more than 200 secession efforts in California’s history. (Terry Chea / Associated Press) California’s famous chronicler Carey McWilliams once wrote that some see “this highly improbable state” … Read more
In a major embarrassment for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s reelection campaign, Republican challenger Mike Huffington revealed Thursday that property records on Feinstein’s San Francisco home contain the same racially discriminating language she blasted him for just two days ago. Huffington was called racially insensitive in a news conference Tuesday in which former Los Angeles Mayor Tom … Read more
Yesenia Acosta leans in to get advice from an attorney during a public meeting in Delano that community groups hosted to educate immigrants on their legal rights. (Tomas Ovalle / For The Times) In the early days of President Trump’s first administration, several Kern County organizations launched a tip line people could contact if they … Read more
The start of the Palisades and Eaton fires: 24 hours that changed Los Angeles As the sun rose on Jan. 8, the sky orange from ash and smoke, Angelenos anxiously waited for news about the extent of the damage from the Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires. It would take days to learn that the conflagrations … Read more
In the span of just 10 days, FBI Director James B. Comey managed to irk his current boss, upset two potential future ones, enrage congressional overseers in both political parties and spark a national debate about the bureau’s politicization. So it’s hardly surprising that Washington’s latest parlor game is speculating about the future of the … Read more
The idea has taken hold that Americans have become more conservative on abortion. Sarah Palin put this new conventional wisdom to political work in a speech two weeks ago when she claimed polls showed “more Americans proudly proclaiming themselves as pro-life . . . and that’s a huge victory.” She’s not entirely wrong, but that … Read more
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