Column: Why Walz is exactly who Harris needs for vice president
Kamala Harris has choosen the most down-home dude in the Midwest as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — the guy who ingeniously dubbed…
Column: Trump trolling about Harris mixed-race identity. Will it work?
In 2020, I wrote a column about Kamala Harris’ mixed-race identity in which I made the case that a lack of critical thinking on race…
Column: Trump uses illegal immigration to try to fool Black voters
Donald Trump is nothing if not consistent, and his Dumpster fire of an interview with reporters at the National Assn. of Black Journalists convention in…
Column: Finally, a limit to Donald Trump’s Teflon superpower — J.D. Vance
Nearly nine years, one presidential term and three campaigns later, Donald Trump’s rare honest words from early 2016 remain all too true: “I could stand…
Column: White Dudes for Harris back presidential candidate
A mob of white men in the thousands amassed in a show of solidarity for their presidential candidate of choice, and no violence ensued. Not…
From Fox News to Bill Maher, Pete Buttigieg is Kamala Harris’ top ally
Slayer Pete is back!In 2020, Mayor Pete Buttigieg became such a savage critic of then-President Trump‘s reelection campaign that I wrote a column with the…
Column: Is Kamala Harris too cautious, or wielding a larger strength?
Hi and welcome to the politics newsletter. I’m Shelby Grad, deputy managing editor for news at the L.A. Times, and there are 100 days until…
Column: Kamala Harris has a campaign soundtrack: Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom’
Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the presidency has a soundtrack: Beyoncé’s “Freedom.” The leading Democratic presidential candidate took the stage in her first visit…
Column: Kamala Harris was necessary choice but not the best candidate
SACRAMENTO — No California Democrat has ever been nominated for president. That seems about to change. And it’s not necessarily the best move for the party.Please…
Column: The tragedy of Joe Biden, a successful president who waited too long
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden never hid his ambition to be president, or the chip he carried on his shoulder from feeling underestimated for most of his…
Column: 5 reasons Biden made the right move
A few years ago, when I was contemplating retirement, one piece of advice stood out.“You’ll know when there’s certainty, and you’re not ignoring the truth,”…
Column: What we saw at RNC was future of Trumpified Republican Party
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump couldn’t restrain himself. The former president’s aides had promised that his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention would showcase a “softer,”…
Column: I know what a true hillbilly is, and it’s not J.D. Vance
From the moment I learned about hillbillies as a child, I was entranced.Good ol’ boys and girls born high up in the mountains? That’s my…
Column: Attempted Trump assassination shocking, not entirely surprising
The attempted assassination of former President Trump was shocking but not altogether surprising.Shocking because violence is no way for a civilized people to mediate their…
Column: Instead of just criticizing Biden, maybe George Clooney should take his place
SACRAMENTO — OK, my choice to replace President Biden as the Democratic nominee is George Clooney. Yes, I am semi-serious. No, I don’t expect anyone else…
Column: We have anxiety whenever Biden opens his mouth. But Trump is worse
The nation and the world were hanging on President Biden’s every word, every pause, every throat-clearing and verbal gaffe during the first solo news conference…
Euro 2024: David Moyes column on tactical trends of the tournament
Lots of teams are doing lots of pressing, but there are also a lot of longer balls out from the back, perhaps because people are…
Column: George Clooney drops a truth bomb about Biden. Now what?
Hello. I can’t say it’s a happy Thursday, but it is Thursday. There are 116 days until the election, and today we’re talking unexpected truth…
Column: ‘Retire and go back under a rock’: Biden loyalists push back on my call for Joe to get tested
Just like the man they stand behind, backers of President Biden can be a feisty bunch.Even as more prominent supporters jump ship — Hollywood high…
Micah Richards’ BBC Sport column – In defence of Phil Foden – ‘this is a tactical issue, not a player problem’
Part of Foden's problem is that, alongside him, Bellingham is doing what he does so well and he wants to be the main man in…