Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request for reinstatement
WASHINGTON — A lawyer for the Associated Press asked a federal judge Thursday to reinstate the agency’s access to the White House press pool and other official…
Justice Department eyes combining ATF and DEA as part of broad restructuring
WASHINGTON — Justice Department leadership is proposing cutting some offices and dramatically restructuring the department, including combining the two agencies responsible for enforcing drug and gun laws,…
DOJ is investigating LASD for possible 2nd Amendment violations
The federal Department of Justice says it has launched an investigation into whether the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is violating people’s gun rights with excessive…
LAFD actions in Palisades fire shrouded in secrecy as city refuses to release records
More than two and a half months after flames leveled much of Pacific Palisades, the Los Angeles Fire Department and Mayor Karen Bass’ office have…
U.S. Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi indicates probe into Signal chat is unlikely
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel was not part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans, but that…
Contributor: Can Hegseth ever regain the trust of the troops?
On March 15, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive details about an imminent attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen — including timing and targets —…
‘Hate speech is everywhere on X.’ California Assembly Democrats leave platform en masse
At the urging of Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), most of the Democrats in the California Assembly are leaving the social media platform of billionaire…
Georgia Senate approves investigation of Democrat Stacey Abrams as Trump targets her
ATLANTA — Georgia’s Republican-dominated state Senate is going forward with an investigation of Stacey Abrams, a move that comes as President Trump has made a target of…
Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak
WASHINGTON — The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee requested an investigation Thursday into how Trump national security officials used the Signal app…
White House withdraws Elise Stefanik nomination for U.N. ambassador
UNITED NATIONS — The White House has withdrawn Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a stunning turnaround for President Trump’s Cabinet…
Turkish student at Tufts University is latest Palestinian supporter detained
BOSTON — A Turkish student detained by federal officers as she walked along a street in a Boston suburb is the latest supporter of Palestinian causes to…
RFK Jr. makes sweeping cuts in federal health staffing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans Thursday to slash the Department of Health and Human Services, cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce in a…
Canadian Prime Minister Carney calls Trump’s auto tariffs a ‘direct attack’ on his country
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that President Trump’s auto tariffs are a “direct attack” on his country and that the trade war is…
Californians pay too much for electricity. Here are three bold solutions
Politicians love to chase easy answers. Alas, when it comes to California’s rising electric rates, there aren’t any.If limiting rate increases were simple, elected officials…
SCOTUS says if you build it, it’s still a gun
Hello and happy Thursday.On Nov. 14, 2019, a 16-year-old student with a homemade “ghost gun” walked onto the campus of Saugus High School in Santa…
Modular housing may finally have its day — as solution to wildfire rebuilding
The sense of loss Sue Labella feels after the Pacific Palisades home she’d lived in for almost 50 years burned down in January’s wildfire is…
Trump cuts have hit government agencies investigating Elon Musk’s businesses. Here’s a breakdown
Elon Musk owns the country’s most successful electric car maker in Tesla. His SpaceX rocket company is one of NASA’s biggest contractors, relied upon to…
L.A. Mayor Bass’ text messages provide window into early fire response
Inside the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, Mayor Karen Bass was attending a reception with local and foreign dignitaries as her phone began to ping. The…
Richard Carlson, former KABC reporter and father of Tucker Carlson, dies at 84
Richard Carlson, a controversial fixture in West Coast TV journalism during the 1970s, died Monday at his Florida home after a long illness.Carlson’s death was…
Homeland Security secretary visits El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday visited the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are members of the Tren…