Netanyahu orders Rafah evacuation ahead of expected ground invasion – POLITICO
On Friday, Netanyahu announced he had ordered defense forces to “submit to the cabinet a dual plan for both evacuating the population and bringing down…
L.A. should pay $6.4 million for slow action on cleaning homeless camps, judge is told
Alleging more than a year of foot-dragging by Los Angeles officials, lawyers for a group of businesses and residents are asking a federal judge to…
Republicans ‘shameful’ for blocking Ukraine aid, says Australia’s Tony Abbott – POLITICO
Senate Republicans this week blocked a $118 billion package which would have sent foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, while also allocating more money…
Steve Garvey and Katie Porter are racing for second next month
Supporters of Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff’s Senate bid plan to spend millions of dollars before the March 5 California primary airing television ads focused…
Opinion | Michelle Obama Is Not Replacing Joe Biden as the Democratic Nominee
It’s something I routinely hear, too, from friends and acquaintances both inside and outside the political and media business: “No one I know thinks Biden…
Biden angrily pushes back at report that questioned his memory
WASHINGTON — A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that President Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen,…
Biden faces his ‘Comey moment’
Then he delivered the actual news: “no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case.” In a scathing report, the Justice Department’s inspector general later harshly…
If Taylor Swift wants revenge against her haters, here’s a good bet
The right wing’s unhealthy obsession with Taylor Swift has hit critical mass in the run-up to this weekend’s Super Bowl match-up between the San Francisco…
Tucker Carlson’s Putin interview: 9 takeaways – POLITICO
Here are the takeaways from Putin’s sit-down with Carlson. Putin isn’t done with his war The main message Putin sought to convey to Americans: There’s…
L.A. should pay $6.4 million for slow action on cleaning homeless camps, judge is told
Alleging more than a year of foot-dragging by Los Angeles officials, lawyers for a group of businesses and residents are asking a federal judge to…
Biden: Israel’s actions in Gaza are ‘over the top’
Biden has taken flak from the Democratic Party’s left flank over his support for Israel’s recent actions in the Gaza strip. His Thursday remarks were…
CIA terminates whistleblower who prompted misconduct complaints
The CIA this week fired a woman whose whistleblower account of being assaulted in a stairwell at the spy agency’s headquarters prompted a flood of…
Candidates clash and tempers flare at New York special election debate
Pilip sought to portray Suozzi, a former member of congress, as polished but not practical. “You know the difference between me and you?” the county…
After nearly 17-year battle over medical marijuana dispensary, Charles Lynch reaches a deal with prosecutors
Charles Lynch waited in federal court Thursday — yet another day in a nearly 17-year battle over his former medical marijuana dispensary — surrounded by…
Trump wins Nevada caucuses – POLITICO
“The way the party rigged this caucus for Donald Trump, almost no campaigning was done here,” said Chuck Muth, a former Nevada Republican Party executive…
Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses essentially unopposed
LAS VEGAS — Former President Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses Thursday, a contest in which he was the only major candidate to compete. Former U.N.…
How Ukraine’s top general ran out of road both in Kyiv and in Washington – POLITICO
The Pentagon pushed for the Ukrainian military to make a major thrust focused on one area where planners thought a breakthrough was possible. Instead, Kyiv…
L.A. City Council considers action on tagged downtown high-rise
After six trespassing arrests were made in less than a week related to a heavily tagged unfinished skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, the City Council…
Putin tells Tucker Carlson Ukraine war can be ‘over in a few weeks’ – POLITICO
Speaking of the goals of what he called the “special military operation” in Ukraine, Putin said they had yet to be achieved, because one of…
San Francisco Mayor London Breed backs GOP initiative to stiffen penalties for retail theft
SAN FRANCISCO — Democratic Mayors London Breed of San Francisco and Matt Mahan of San Jose have endorsed a tough-on-crime ballot measure effort to reform Proposition…