At Leisure World, they’re up in arms, crying ‘hands off’ Social Security
Memo to President Trump and Elon Musk:If you keep messing with Social Security, Seal Beach Leisure World is coming for you.Members of two groups, Seniors…
A Trump third term and the Putin parallel
President Trump’s suggestion he could bid for a third term has Kremlinologists revisiting a turning point in Russian history.Could it happen here?In 2008, a constitutional…
L.A. City Councilmember Traci Park stakes out a new role in the wake of Jan. 7 blaze
Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park made her way through an auditorium filled with Pacific Palisades residents who had lost homes, schools and churches. The…
Trump ordered to pay legal bill of U.K. firm he sued over Russia dossier
LONDON — A British judge on Thursday ordered President Trump to pay $820,000 in legal costs to a company he unsuccessfully sued over a dossier alleging he…
U.S. bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has banned its personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships…
Pentagon’s watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for…
California, other states sue Trump administration to block order on voting overhaul
California and a coalition of other states sued President Trump and his administration Thursday over his recent executive order purporting to radically reshape voting rules…
In O.C., ex-Vice President Harris says she’ll stay politically active
In a rare appearance after her loss in November’s presidential election, former Vice President and potential gubernatorial candidate Kamala Harris on Thursday decried the rollback…
Trump says his tariffs are ‘reciprocal.’ Are they? No, other countries will pay more
As with many of his political positions, President Trump’s extraordinary new tariffs are based on the presumption that the United States is being treated unfairly…
Contributor: We do need some tariffs, applied strategically and predictably
Whenever the subject of trade comes up, many right-leaning free traders and left-leaning neoliberals alike trot out the same talking point: “The economists all agree…
Confusion reigns as Trump rolls out sweeping tariffs
The wide-ranging new tariffs announced by President Trump on Wednesday represent the biggest change to global trade in a century, prompting urgent questions about how…
What to know about the Trump tariffs upending global trade and markets
WASHINGTON — The trade war President Trump promised has begun, threatening the world economy and straining the United States’ long-standing alliances in Europe and Asia.Goods imported from…
U.S. is negotiating a minerals deals with conflict-stricken Congo, Trump official says
KINSHASA, Congo — A Trump administration official said Thursday the United States is in talks with conflict-plagued Congo on developing its mineral resources under a deal that…
Top senator criticizes Pentagon on possible troop reductions in Europe
WASHINGTON — The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee criticized Pentagon “mid-level” leadership for what he said Thursday was a misguided plan to reduce the number…
Preparing tariff retaliation, U.S. allies say Trump will ‘buckle under pressure’
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is facing global blowback after announcing a dramatic series of tariffs on countries around the world, with U.S. adversaries and allies alike…
Polar bear-inhabited islands affected by Trump tariffs
MELBOURNE — The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in…
Ex-Costa Rica president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias says U.S. revoked his visa
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — Former Costa Rica President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias says the U.S. government’s unexplained cancellation of his visa won’t stop…
Column: Making America a colonizer again
The self-professed “Make America Great Again” president is yet again reaching back to some bad old days in his chaotic quest for this never-defined national…
It’s ‘certainly possible’ utility sparked Eaton fire. But climate change made it worse
Before sitting down with Pedro Pizarro, president and chief executive officer of Edison International, I gave some thought to how I would ask him about…
Trump administration to audit Calif. sex ed curriculum for ‘medical accuracy’
The Trump administration is reviewing the curriculum of a sex education program in California for medical accuracy and age appropriateness, a move that has sparked…