A nonpartisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year, with those costs expected to rise as devastating storms, floods, wildfires and droughts become more frequent in the coming decades. A Government Accountability Office report released Monday said the federal government has spent more than $350 billion over … Read more
California’s ballot is often crowded with measures known as citizen initiatives. But many of the citizens whose causes will come before voters Tuesday are not everyday Californians. International financier George Soros wants to change drug laws. Computer technology titan Henry T. Nicholas III — who has been indicted on federal fraud and drug charges — … Read more
I grind no party ax. Four years ago I was writing about a Democratic candidate’s coziness with organized-crime figures. I am glad that I and other reporters brought out Geraldine Ferraro’s unsavory history before that election. This year I simply find Michael Dukakis unappealing. But the way George Bush has been let off the hook … Read more
President Obama officially launched his re-election campaign with public rallies in Columbus, Ohio, and Richmond, Virginia, on Saturday.With that launch came a re-tooled stump speech which both defended his record in office and laid out the contrast with Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The speeches in both cities were largely the same. Here’s a full transcript … Read more
President Trump at a meeting with business leaders at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on Tuesday. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press) The White House is seriously considering a new policy that would penalize legal immigrants seeking permanent status for accepting healthcare services paid for by the government. The rule, which is expected to … Read more
The Democratic Leadership Council, a group of self-styled centrists, opened its first national convention here Monday, with members vowing to steer their party toward the political mainstream, which they claim to be the surest course back to the White House in 1992. Inspired by the music of a kilted bagpipe band, banners, state placards and … Read more
On the same day that demonstrators filled the streets at Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue, as well as other places around the U.S., Gov. Brown signed bills to protect those in the country illegally. (Bret Hartman / For The Times) Over the past few months, immigrant advocates have rallied at sheriff’s departments, marched to the … Read more
This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30 and redacted in part by the FBI, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. ( Department of Justice via Associated Press) At least 300 … Read more
Thomas Homan, former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, speaks at the Republican National Convention in July 2024. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) Four months ago, Thomas Homan, a former director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Donald Trump, took to the stage at the Republican National Convention to issue a warning to … Read more
President Reagan paid a campaign-style visit to Wall Street Thursday, touting his economic policies and chastising U.S. trading partners for causing “painful dislocations” in American exporting industries by failing to follow the example of his Administration. Despite the passing acknowledgement of record-breaking U.S. trade deficits, Reagan delivered an uncompromisingly bullish pep talk to floor traders … Read more
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