Politics

Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner’s father, was pardoned by President Trump in December 2020 after pleading guilty years earlier to tax evasion and making illegal campaign donations. (John Minchillo / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he intends to nominate real estate developer Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador … Read more

Kash Patel is Donald Trump’s pick to serve as FBI director, the latest bombshell the president-elect has thrown at the Washington establishment and a test for how far Senate Republicans will go in confirming his nominees. (José Luis Villegas / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning … Read more

Supporters attend Donald Trump’s final campaign rally, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) For years, Pat Verhaeghe didn’t think highly of Donald Trump as a leader. Then Verhaeghe began seeing more of Trump’s campaign speeches online and his appearances at sporting events. There was even the former president’s pairing with Bryson DeChambeau … Read more

After the presidential election, the mother of Sadie Perez, left, and Amalia Perez ordered them a self-defense kit that included keychain spikes, a hidden knife key and a personal alarm. (Morry Gash / Associated Press) In the days after the presidential election, Sadie Perez began carrying pepper spray with her around campus. Her mom also … Read more

President Clinton has decided to abandon most elements of his proposed energy tax and accept an 8-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax increase in its place as the price of winning Senate approval of his embattled economic agenda, White House and Senate sources said Friday. And after almost losing a highly partisan battle over his economic package in … Read more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, shown in a hotel lobby in West Palm Beach, Fla., visited Donald Trump after the president-elect threatened tariffs on Canada. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday he had an “excellent conversation” with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after the president-elect’s threat to impose … Read more

State Sen. Steve Peace (D-El Cajon) may have come up with a workable replacement for California’s blanket primary election, which was struck down last week by the U.S. Supreme Court. His plan would allow California’s 2 million independent voters to select the ballot of any registered party and vote to nominate candidates of that party … Read more

The movement for student-led prayers in public schools appeared to run into a solid wall of resistance at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Nearly 40 years ago, the court said that the principle of separation of church and state requires a ban on organized prayers in public schools. During oral arguments Wednesday, most of the … Read more

State Sen. Tom Hayden and Assemblywoman Sheila Kuehl plan to trade seats–a chess move that would exploit but not break the state law on term limits. The two Democratic lawmakers, whose overlapping districts span both sides of the Santa Monica Mountains, must give up their current seats next year because of term limits. But they … Read more

Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh pulled a hoax on his radio audience Thursday morning by announcing on the air that he was withdrawing support for President Bush and endorsing Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton. The charade shocked many listeners and even drew a call from the Bush campaign. In a solemn, almost funereal voice, Limbaugh … Read more