Politics

How low can people go on Election Day? May we present Elon Musk as exhibit A.  America is facing one of the most consequential elections in the nation’s history. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have run fierce campaigns, spurred on by the endorsements of their famous friends.  Trump has been aided and urged on by … Read more

FBI Director Christopher Wray was appointed to a 10-year term in 2017 by then-President Trump after Trump fired Wray’s predecessor, James B. Comey. Wray announced he would departing three years early. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said Wednesday he plans to resign at the end of President Biden’s term in … Read more

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday. (Ludovic Marin / Associated Press) Donald Trump doesn’t think much of Joe Biden’s foreign policy record. The Republican president-elect frequently casts the outgoing Democratic president as a feckless leader who shredded American credibility around … Read more

Jason Duggar is under fire for more than just supporting Trump. But his unsurprising political take is definitely a big part of it. In the wake of the 2024 election’s grim results, Jason Duggar celebratED the Trump win on social media. Perhaps he thought that no one would notice, or perhaps he simply didn’t care. … Read more

If you want more proof that America is more divided than ever, look no further than Michael Strahan. Despite reports of friction at Good Morning America, Michael Strahan’s career as a TV journalist continues going strong. However, on Veteran’s Day, he found himself pooled together with the likes of Colin Kaepernick and others who have … Read more

The Department of Defense logo is seen on the wall in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon. (Kevin Wolf / Associated Press) The House on Wednesday passed a $895-billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted … Read more

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), left, walks with President Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) at the U.S. Capitol. Some lawmakers are questioning the strategy by Schumer and White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain in trying to pass Biden’s domestic agenda. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) For all the … Read more

To partisans, they are “Phony Tony” and “Taxin’ Jackson.” Tony Strickland, 38, might call himself the alternative energy executive, detractors say, but he’s still the same right-wing Republican who consistently voted against the environment during his days in the California Assembly. And Hannah-Beth Jackson? The 58-year-old Democrat is so liberal that she’s never seen a … Read more

Has Zachary Levi been “canceled” for his politics? While millions of Americans brace themselves for the horrors of these next several years, not everyone is unhappy with the 2024 election’s grim results. Actor Zachary Levi is a Trump fan. He’s also an RFK Jr. fan. Yeah. But has the entertainment industry “canceled” him for this? … Read more

Members of the all female Zohra Orchestra, from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, wait in line for passport control as they prepare to board an evacuation flight out of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) A judge ruled Friday that a security contractor can seek punitive damages against CNN over a November … Read more