Biden meets families of three U.S. troops killed in Jordan
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base on a gray, chilly Friday…
Special counsel mounts forceful — and unusual — defense of Trump classified documents case
What followed was a lengthy recitation of the events that led prosecutors to suspect Trump had been squirreling reams of classified records at his Mar-a-Lago…
Column: Vandalism or street art. What the graffiti-tagged high-rises say about L.A.
From a parking lot on the corner of 12th and Figueroa streets, Michael Lopez carefully commandeered his drone through the skyline around LA Live. A…
Biden to address House Dems at party retreat
President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media at the White House. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo President Joe Biden is set to address House…
Fani Willis acknowledges ‘personal relationship’ with prosecutor she hired in Trump’s Georgia case
ATLANTA — Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis acknowledged in a court filing on Friday having a “personal relationship” with a special prosecutor she hired for…
GOP lawmakers say strikes in Iraq and Syria aren’t enough
“It is past time for our commander-in-chief to adopt a new approach that targets the actual sponsors of terrorism in the region,” Wicker, the lead…
Senators reach deal on border policy bill. It faces uphill fight
WASHINGTON — Senate negotiators on Friday reached a deal on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S. border with Mexico, clearing the way…
US strikes Iranian militants in Iraq and Syria in response to deadly drone attack in Jordan
“The airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions,” the statement said. “The facilities that were struck included command and control operations, centers, intelligence centers, rockets,…
LAUSD District 1 school board primary election voter guide
Age: 56 Occupation: Janitorial worker for the City of Los Angeles Political party: Democratic Party Experience: A founding member of Reclaim Our Schools L.A., a…
The race to succeed Katie Porter is getting nasty. Really nasty.
Now, those behind-the-scenes arguments are playing out on the airwaves, increasing the risk that either Democrat could emerge from the primary weakened against the likely…
Measure HLA, L.A.’s City Mobility Plan Street Improvement plan voters guide
The document — called Mobility Plan 2035 — touches almost every corner of the sprawling city. One of its chief goals is to eliminate traffic…
Air Force preps for mega overhaul with an eye toward China
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has been working on the plan — called “Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition” — since September. The people who spoke…
Why California’s slavery reparations plan is so disorganized
On Thursday morning, state Sen. Steven Bradford sat down alone at a table inside the Capitol in Sacramento. He fiddled with a stack of papers…
US and EU ignored our warnings about Houthis to court Iran for nuclear deal – POLITICO
“We have been saying this a long time,” he said on a visit to Brussels. "I have been here three times before and always we…
This number explains why the Biden-Trump rematch is so tight
With inflation in check, Americans' confidence in the economy has slowly started to improve. Biden's reelection may depend on that. But Americans look back fondly…
UK could recognize Palestinian state before any deal with Israel, says David Cameron – POLITICO
Speaking to reporters on a trip to Lebanon Thursday, Cameron said U.K. recognition of an independent Palestinian state “can’t come at the start of the…
What happened with Trump’s trials in January
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump faces four felony criminal trials and several civil trials over the next few months as he’s running for re-election. Having trouble…
Biden’s top financial cop faces showdown with Wall Street
The Chamber of Commerce recently convinced a court to knock down a stock-buyback reporting rule — handing Gensler his first major defeat — and is…
Katie Porter Senate campaign uses bluntness, single parenting
One busy morning last summer, Rep. Katie Porter timed her flight back to Washington with one to Oregon so her three kids could visit their…
Former Messenger employees sue shuttered news site
The lawsuit alleges that the company’s actions violated both federal and New York state labor protections under the WARN Act, and claims — as many…