Barron Trump is making friends more easily than you’d imagine for the scion of America’s most notorious family. Despite all that will unfold over these next few years, not everyone with ties to Donald Trump is facing backlash at every turn. Trump supporters continue to get work, members of the Trump family continue to make … Read more
Elon Musk listens Wednesday as President-elect Donald Trump addresses House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) President-elect Donald Trump has given two wealthy entrepreneurs a mission that has eluded many other occupants of the White House: Make the U.S. government smaller and more efficient. No one knows much … Read more
Stephen Cloobeck, second from left, launched his campaign for California governor Tuesday night at a watch party at the Papillon Estate event venue in Beverly Hills. (Jenna Schoenefeld / AP Content Services) The already crowded field of candidates vying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2026 has grown by one. Southern California philanthropist and businessman … Read more
Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, pictured in 2003. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) Editor’s note: Retired Lt. Gen. Joseph “ Keith” Kellogg became President Donald Trump’s acting national security advisor following the resignation of Michael Flynn on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. This article touching on Kellogg’s work expediting rebuilding contracts in Iraq first appeared … Read more
Heedless speculation that Kamala Harris will be replaced on the Democratic ticket in 2024 comes with the job of being vice president. Being vice president of the United States is sort of like working for Donald Trump or watching reality TV. It requires a high degree of tolerance for indignity and abuse. The job is … Read more
President Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Thursday. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press / Pool Photo) A transcript of President Biden’s State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House: Good evening. Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice … Read more
Former Massachusetts Sen. Paul E. Tsongas, who made up in dogged determination whatever he lacked in charisma and funds, won the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary Tuesday night, casting a cloud of uncertainty over the contest for the nomination. With the bulk of the precincts reporting, Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton was second, with 26% to … Read more
One Puerto Rican’s quest for statehood leads to a racial awakening Kemuel Delgado rolls his eyes as he drives down a highway and sees a sculpture featuring Christopher Columbus, called “Birth of the New World,” looming over the Atlantic coastline. It stands taller than the Statue of Liberty. This tribute to the explorer who landed … Read more
There are four elections relating to the Los Angeles Unified School District on the ballot this year. The seven-member school board of education sets policy for the nation’s second-largest school district, which educates about 420,000 students a year and employs about 74,000 teachers, administrators and other staff. The school board is accountable for the district’s … Read more
Latinos’ reluctance to vote has long been a fact of life in California politics. But now that fact has changed. The shift is highlighted by fresh data on the 1996 presidential election, which shows that a huge group of new Latino voters went to the polls at the same rate as that of all the … Read more
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