Column: Trump’s demonization of Biden is not normal
WASHINGTON — After almost four years of Donald Trump in the White House, it has become all too easy to forget how abnormal his presidency has been…
Do those rumored tapes of Trump in a Moscow hotel exist? What the Mueller report says
The full redacted Mueller report has been released by the Department of Justice. The L.A. Times is reading it and posting its findings. The report…
Column: Money will be tight. Americans will suffer. Will the top 10% step up?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and more than doubled the federal estate tax…
Commentary: Jeff Pearlman goes from sportswriting to throwing fastballs at O.C. politicians
Jeff Pearlman is one of the most successful sportswriters of his generation. His must-read articles appeared in Sports Illustrated and ESPN in the 2000s before…
California to issue emergency COVID workplace safety rules
WASHINGTON — California is on track to issue emergency rules aimed at curbing workplace spread of COVID-19 — offering a chance at relief to essential workers, who…
Joe Biden and Mike Pence will receive COVID-19 vaccine soon
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence are set to receive the COVID-19 vaccine soon.According to two transition officials familiar with the matter, Biden…
Loopholes That Allow Journalists to Spy
David Wise is the author of "Nightmover: How Aldrich Ames Sold the CIA to the KGB for $4.6 Million." WASHINGTON — When Frank Smyth, who reported for…
Trump administration ends funding for migrant children’s legal aid
President Trump’s administration on Friday ended a federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children who entered the United States without a…
Lott to Oust Senate Parliamentarian Who Ruled Against GOP
WASHINGTON — In a Senate split 50-50 between the political parties, the outcome of some debates can hinge on decisions made by a person who is not…
Ben Carson backs Donald Trump, ‘a very intelligent man’
Reporting from Miami — Ben Carson threw his support behind Donald Trump on Friday, calling the Republican presidential front-runner a “very intelligent man that cares deeply about…
Trump judge offers gun-toting YouTube dissent in California gun case
A Trump-appointed appellate court judge who disagreed with a decision by his colleagues to uphold California’s ban on large-capacity ammunition magazines responded in a highly…
The chief justice is to blame for the Supreme Court’s free fall
At his 2005 Senate confirmation hearing to be chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John G. Roberts Jr. famously invoked America’s national pastime…
Trump administration debates invoking ‘state secrets privilege’ around deportation flights
WASHINGTON — Top leaders of President Trump’s administration are debating whether to invoke a “state secrets privilege” in response to a judge’s questions about deportation flights carrying…
L.A. approves first permits for rebuilding homes after Palisades Fire
The city of Los Angeles has cleared the way for three Pacific Palisades homeowners to begin rebuilding on their properties.The approval of the projects, one…
Trump says Musk shouldn’t get war plans
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday that war plans should not be shared with his advisor Elon Musk because of his business interests, a rare suggestion that…
Abortion isn’t a religious issue
What makes opposition to abortion the issue it is for each of the GOP presidential candidates is the fact that it is the ultimate “wedge…
Contributor: The American Revolution has not ended … yet
The ironies abound. As the United States looks forward to the 250th anniversary of American independence, the sitting president is pictured wearing a crown and…
Freddy Escobar leads the LAFD union in a turbulent time
With piercing brown eyes, a biker mustache, a gravelly voice and the build of an NFL defensive end, Freddy Escobar has long cut an imposing…
Telsa attacks mark a surreal twist in political violence as Musk divides America
There were broad expectations that the widening political divides in America following Donald Trump’s second presidential victory would explode.But few could have predicted the flash…
On the campaign trail, Kamala Harris tries on a sequined jacket, and men go nuts
Every four years, aspiring presidential nominees leave behind families, jobs and, frequently, their dignity to prove they are worthy of the votes of everyday people.Senators,…