Politics

Congressional sources said today that fired National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Oliver L. North took the Fifth Amendment during his testimony Monday before the Senate Intelligence Committee. One source, who, like the others demanded anonymity, said North took the Fifth Amendment at least 40 times. Another source said he declined to answer a number … Read more

Recent actions by Arizona’s two Republican senators, Jeff Flake, left, and John McCain, bring to mind Arizona politicians of the past, such as Barry Goldwater. (Charlie Leight / Associated Press) Arizona sometimes seems like the Rodney Dangerfield of states, politically speaking, squished between the blue behemoth of California and the red swagger of Texas, a … Read more

Sidney Blumenthal, a former aide to Bill and Hillary Clinton, suggested in 2008 that a news organization look into President Obama’s family background in Kenya. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) When Jim Asher, formerly the investigative editor in the Washington bureau of the McClatchy newspaper chain, tweeted Thursday that a former longtime aide to Hillary … Read more

Dr. Kenneth Kizer, the man spearheading California’s hard-hitting and controversial anti-smoking campaign, wonders what he will do next year when he leaves office with other members of the Deukmejian Administration. After all, where does a 38-year-old physician go after spending five years jumping, like some kind of fire walker, from one political hot spot to … Read more

Derrick Evans is shown during his swearing-in ceremony at the West Virginia House of Delegates on Dec. 1, 2020, in Charleston. (Will Price / West Virginia Legislative Photography) Appearing before a federal judge after pleading guilty to a felony charge in the deadly U.S. Capitol riot, former West Virginia lawmaker Derrick Evans expressed remorse for … Read more

Two American civilians working for a U.S. Air Force communications facility north of Manila were ambushed and killed by gunmen Tuesday, hours before Vice President Dan Quayle arrived amid anti-American demonstrations in this increasingly tense capital city. Although no group immediately claimed responsibility, U.S. and Philippine officials said the ambush appeared to be the work … Read more

The steel mill in Pueblo has long been a fulcrum of life in the south Colorado community. (Matthew Staver / For The Times) To read the polls and hear the pundits, President Trump’s first 100 days have been an utter disaster, ranking among the worst in history. But that’s not how Karen Malady sees it. … Read more

A measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine is at a pediatric clinic in Greenbrae, Calif. (Eric Risberg / Associated Press) Despite having some of the nation’s strictest school vaccination laws, California reported a decline last year in the share of kindergarten students who were immunized against measles, including in 16 counties where students no … Read more

Thrift store millionaire Ray Ellison leaned back in his office chair and laughed. He knows a liar when he sees one, he said. And he knows a liberal. He doesn’t like either. “I called him a slimeball, scum-sucking liar,” said Ellison, 65, reciting a description of then-Ventura Mayor Dennis Orrock that he painted on a … Read more

Attendees at the Ventura City Council meeting on March 18, 2025. Officials discussed the CARE Policy, which aimed to strengthen protections for LGBTQ+ people, immigrants and people seeking reproductive care. (Michael Owen Baker/For The Times) The proposal considered Tuesday night was meant to be a big stand by a small city, an effort to protect … Read more