JD Vance speaks at a campaign rally in August. (Chris Szagola / Associated Press) Hello, and happy Thursday. There are 46 days until the election, and today we are visiting Haitia, where JD Vance apparently thinks Haitians are from. I hear it’s a mermaid mile from Atlantis, and lovely in spring. While it would be … Read more
Will Gov. Newsom’s gasoline storage plan really prevent price spikes at the pump? If you drive a car or pickup truck in California, you care about the price of gasoline — especially if it spikes toward $7 a gallon, as it did in September 2022. Perhaps you’ve heard that Gov. Gavin Newsom has called a … Read more
The internal civil war in the Republican Party deep in the heart of Texas An American flag hung on the side of a barn and a country song about a working man played at Warren’s Backyard, a music venue, where on a searing summer evening, the Hood County Republicans met for an open bar and … Read more
The blended, multiracial family behind Kamala Harris. It’s not so unusual As Vice President Kamala Harris has campaigned for president, she has been cheered on by what her husband called their “big, beautiful, blended family.” And when Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who is Jewish, bounded on stage to join Harris at the Democratic National Convention, … Read more
Column: This bellwether county picked 11 straight presidential winners. Here’s how it views Trump vs. Harris In a far corner of the continental U.S., amid the salty air and green-carpeted mountains of the Pacific Northwest, lies a unique place with an unparalleled record of political precision. Clallam County, Wash., which takes its name from its Indigenous … Read more
(Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times) While the Golden State’s Democratic leanings in the presidential contest are well known, California is home to several swing districts that make the state critical this year in determining which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. Additionally, voters will elect a new U.S. senator, decide several ballot measures … Read more
Amy Jordan sweeps broken glass outside her boutique, Slone Vintage, after it was hit by smash-and-grab burglars in Burbank in 2021. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders vehemently oppose an anti-retail theft measure on the November ballot. But they’re being ignored by California voters who support the proposal … Read more
Pharrell Williams considers himself “more of a humanitarian” than an “activist.” (Rebecca Blackwell / Associated Press) This week, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, marked National Voter Registration Day in the U.S. with a public service announcement declaring that “every voice matters” in the upcoming presidential election. Pharrell Williams might be happier … Read more
President Trump at the White House on Wednesday. (Alex Wong / Getty Images) When President Trump threatened to take action against Google last week unless it altered its search engine to show more positive news about him from conservative sites, even his aides were flummoxed. Was Trump proposingto regulate the internet, threatening to launch an … Read more
Rita M. Lavelle, former head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s toxic waste Superfund, surrendered Friday at a federal prison to serve a six-month sentence for lying to Congress. Lavelle, 37, arrived at 11:15 a.m. at the minimum-security Federal Correctional Institution in this small town about 40 miles southeast of San Francisco. “It is totally ludicrous … Read more
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