Politics

Lincoln Project founding member John Weaver acknowledges “inappropriate messages and conversations.” One reported recipient of unsolicited suggestive messages was 14. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press) The Lincoln Project, a pugnacious campaign by conservative strategists known for its broadsides against former President Trump, was plunged into disarray on Friday. Steve Schmidt, its most senior leader, resigned … Read more

At home Sunday, Jeff Wieler, the former mayor of Piedmont, a ritzy residential city in the Oakland Hills, talked about the events that led to his resignation from the Piedmont City Council. His conservative social media posts caused a citywide revolt. (Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times) After a few days of thought, Jeff Wieler … Read more

House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) Monday night fired newly appointed House historian Christina Jeffrey, after it was revealed that she had critiqued a 1986 Department of Education teaching program on the Holocaust, saying that it failed to present the views, “however unpopular,” of the Nazis or the Ku Klux Klan. Monday’s controversy erupted just a … Read more

Despite warnings of a health hazard, Assembly Republicans and a handful of Democrats approved legislation on a 45-28 vote that would allow the continued use of the highly toxic pesticide methyl bromide by California farmers and home fumigators. The measure moves to the state Senate, where it is expected to pass, and then be signed … Read more

Supporters of single-payer healthcare march to the Capitol in Sacramento on April 26. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) Don’t delude yourself that legislation to create a California universal healthcare system passed the state Senate last week. All that passed was authorization to keep yakking about it in dreamland. Or you can look at it this … Read more

John Eastman speaks at a news conference in April 2021 after the University of Colorado Boulder dismissed him as visiting scholar of conservative thought and policy. (Andy Cross / Denver Post) The theme of the third congressional hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection was unmistakable: John Eastman was not just a peripheral figure in the … Read more

Battleground Nevada: Economic anxiety is visceral among the state’s voters Retiree Madonna Raffini recently shopped for groceries for herself and her 96-year-old mother. “I went into Walmart, of all places, and looked at the meat — little teeny steaks. Two of them, less than a quarter-inch thick, $18.99. That’s outrageous,” said the former Wells Fargo … Read more

The Senate campaign for Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), left, released an ad comparing him to Republican rival and ex-Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey, center. Another top Democratic in the race, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine), right, called the ad a political ploy. (Los Angeles Times) Republican Senate contender and former baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is … Read more

How a brief brush with Kamala Harris changed a wigmaker’s life Christine Paige, a hairdresser and wigmaker, was confused and a little suspicious when she got a text purporting to be from the White House asking if she would participate in an event with Vice President Kamala Harris. Could this be real? Paige wasn’t sure. … Read more

In the months and years leading up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, they marched together in the vanguard of those who advocated war. As lobbyists, public relations counselors and confidential advisors to senior federal officials, they warned against Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, praised exiled leader Ahmad Chalabi, and argued that toppling Saddam Hussein … Read more