Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), Trump’s nominee for Labor secretary, tours a union factory in October during her unsuccessful reelection campaign (Mark Z. Barabak/Los Angeles Times) Dear readers: Hang on to your hats. I’m about to praise Donald Trump for one of his Cabinet nominees. She’s Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), who will be the nominee … Read more
People attend a rally as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, 2023, by the Capitol in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press) The Supreme Court’s conservatives said Wednesday they are inclined to uphold state laws in half the nation that prohibit the use of hormone treatments for transgender teens. Led by … Read more
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, meets with Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington on Monday. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s Pentagon pick, was fighting to hold on to his Cabinet nomination amid growing questions Wednesday about … Read more
A conservative activist told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that he encountered Defense Secretary-designate John Tower in an inebriated condition on several occasions accompanied by women other than his wife. The witness, Paul Weyrich, chairman of the Free Congress Foundation, has opposed Tower’s nomination on grounds he is soft on “Star Wars,” a space-based … Read more
L.A. Unified board members Scott Schmerelson, left, Karla Griego, center, and Sherlett Hendy Newbill. (L.A. Times; Handout) Newly elected Los Angeles school board members say they are united in a mission to protect the district’s most vulnerable — students and staff who are immigrants or LGBTQ+ — following wins that are generally a plus for … Read more
Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton has received the largest share of his financial support–at least $2.6 million–from lawyers and lobbyists, according to a new study of campaign contributions made public on Friday. While it is not unusual for candidates to depend on politically active law and lobbying firms for support, Clinton’s heavy reliance on them … Read more
A U.S. soldier was killed Saturday when he apparently triggered a land mine while stationed at a checkpoint in a northern Bosnian town. He was the first American to die during the international peacekeeping mission in the Balkans. His death came as Secretary of State Warren Christopher visited the region to urge Bosnia’s former warring … Read more
President Biden plans to take action Monday to boost the solar industry, which has slowed production in recent months due to a government probe. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) President Biden sought to boost the new energy sector with actions Monday aimed at increasing the production and installation of solar panels. Biden signed an … Read more
Nearly five years after Assemblyman Pat Nolan of Glendale and Sen. Frank Hill of Whittier were secretly videotaped taking checks from an undercover FBI agent, a federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted the two lawmakers on charges of using their public offices to solicit illegal payments. With the indictment, Nolan and Hill became the first … Read more
Democrat Adam Gray, left, has defeated Republican Rep. John Duarte in California’s 13th Congressional District in the Central Valley. (Associated Press) Democrats claimed the final congressional seat in the 2024 election cycle Tuesday as Merced Democrat Adam Gray ousted Republican incumbent Rep. John Duarte in a photo-finish race in California’s Central Valley. California’s 13th Congressional … Read more
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