Opinion: Why do Arizona Republicans dress up like cowboys?
When Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater contemplated a run for president in the 1964 election, he introduced himself to a national audience by releasing a photo…
Washington takes aim at facial recognition
The letter comes a day after the National Academies released a 106-page report concluding that facial recognition systems have gotten so advanced that the industry…
Asa Hutchinson: New Hampshire Is ‘Close to a Make-or-Break’ for Stopping Trump
When I asked him what it would take for him even to vote for Biden, Hutchinson told me, “That’s not going to happen.” But if…
Democrats ‘appalled’ by Netanyahu’s bashing of two-state solution
“The prime minister needs to be capable of saying no to our friends,” he said. After leaving a Thursday meeting about the Middle East crisis…
Both of these agencies want a piece of Microsoft’s Open AI partnership
The discussions are largely limited to Microsoft and OpenAI and are not part of a broader dialogue over which agency will investigate artificial intelligence issues,…
Biden: Two-state solution still possible with Netanyahu in power
Democrats expressed horror at those comments. But Biden said he believed Netanyahu was not opposed to all two-state solutions. Biden’s comments came after he spoke…
Adams vetoes law enforcement bills, despite likely council override
The Council passed the How Many Stops Act in December with a veto-proof two-thirds majority: 35-9, with four absences and three abstentions. Adams signaled Friday…
How ‘Big Soda’ used its clout to stop 5 of 5 California laws to regulate sugary drinks
Reporting from Sacramento — California is known as the state that took on the tobacco industry, challenged the NRA on firearms restrictions and passed other legislation…
L.A. Times union walks out in protest of ‘substantial’ coming job cuts
According to the Times’ own reporting, the cuts stem from offsetting steep financial losses that owner Patrick Soon-Shiong has absorbed since acquiring the paper almost…
Nithya Raman and Ethan Weaver face off in Valley forum
Welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, catching you up on some of the events from the past…
Davos Man Has No Plan to Stop Political Extremism
C-suite types fear the polarization will only deepen as half of the global population, in more than 60 countries, votes in 2024 — everywhere from…