South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Friday. (Ben Curtis / Associated Press) South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators … Read more
The inaugural reviewing stand can be seen outside the White House. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday will now be held inside the Capitol because of cold weather. (Jon Elswick / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold … Read more
It was one of those times when work in the Organized Crime Intelligence Division became most sensitive, when snooping on purported mobsters led detectives out of the shadows and into a very public world. An informant told Los Angeles Detective Norm Bonneau that he had seen several New York Mafia figures cozy up to then-Gov. … Read more
The architect of President Bush’s plan to rescue struggling savings and loan associations urged bankers Tuesday at a convention in Anaheim to “play a major role” in supporting the industry overhaul. Richard C. Breeden, an assistant to the President, told members of the Independent Bankers Assn. of America that they should encourage “neighbors, customers and … Read more
President Biden said he is seeking to undo “disproportionately long sentences compared to the sentences [people] would receive today under current law, policy and practice.” (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) President Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office … Read more
It’s unscripted and chaotic. And, some might say, the most calculated show on wheels. John McCain’s bus tour is the soul of his insurgent campaign for president, a rolling circus that contains one of his most potent weapons: the media crammed in back with the candidate. He used the bus and the coverage it generated … Read more
Over and over again, Al Gore tells voters what would guide him as president. “I’m for the people, not the powerful,” the vice president says. Meanwhile, running mate Joseph I. Lieberman has added something to the standard explanation of what the Democratic ticket stands for: why. Infusing his own political philosophy into his campaign for … Read more
Two profound observations about state government and politics have been uttered in recent days. One is destined to become a classic. The other sounded an alarm for all Californians to wake up and look in the mirror. Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown nailed it when he wrote to some disgruntled legislators that “compromise in the rough-and-tumble … Read more
In nearly four years, a national DNA database — which is shared with law enforcement agencies nationwide — added more than 1.5 million noncitizen profiles. (Elana Marie / For De Los ) Routine collection of immigrants’ DNA by federal authorities has ballooned since 2020, with a 50-fold spike in the number of samples held in … Read more
Media mogul Haim Saban, shown in 2018, criticized President Biden’s decision to put a weapons shipment to Israel on hold. (Willy Sanjuan / Invision) Democratic mega-donor and Hollywood media mogul Haim Saban slammed President Biden’s decision to put a shipment of weapons to Israel on hold because they could be used in an offensive against … Read more
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