Opinion: We may all regret dismantling USAID
American foreign assistance is experiencing an existential moment. The foreign assistance budget appears to be on the chopping block, and the primary agency responsible for…
Fresh off meetings with foreign allies, Schiff echoes alarm over Trump-style diplomacy
After days of meetings with European leaders, Israeli officials and other international security experts, Sen. Adam Schiff this week offered a blistering assessment of President…
How to save U.S.-Canada relations — and hockey — from the goons
When is a hockey game more than a hockey game? When a president places a pregame call to pump up the players, a prime minister…
Trump says he may take control of Postal Service. Here’s what to know
PHILADELPHIA — President Trump said Friday that he may put the U.S. Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department in what would be an executive…
What to know about relationship between White House and press corps
This week, the White House barred Associated Press journalists from three media appearances by President Trump — two of them in the Oval Office itself.…
Constitutional crisis or no? Fears of Trump overreach abound as cases proceed in court
WASHINGTON — A week after winning a court order requiring the Trump administration to unfreeze billions of dollars in federal funding, California and other states were back…
William Kentridge dazzles with ‘The Great Yes, the Great No’
“The Great Yes, the Great No” is a great title. And William Kentridge’s latest chamber opera, which is having its U.S. premiere at the Wallis…
Europe’s far-right leaders applaud Trump and downplay tariff threats
MADRID — Europe’s far-right leaders applauded President Trump’s agenda and spoke of the turning point it presented Europe at an event organized by Spain’s Vox party in…
How do these pitches from the 10 best picture nominees sound?
What movie will win the Oscar for best picture? The race, for the moment, is more of a free-for-all than it has been in years.…
The Grammys and FireAid concerts raised $125 million for fire relief
Last week’s Grammys and the massive FireAid benefit concerts raised close to $125 million for relief efforts in the wake of the devastating wildfires in…
JuJu Watkins struggles but USC women’s basketball beats Minnesota
In the waning moments of her worst half at USC, JuJu Watkins put her head down and drove to her left with all she had.…
How to cope with Trump? Ignore what he says, watch what he does
In the months following Donald Trump’s election to his second term as president, many who did not support him seemed to go into hibernation. Off…
Loyalty tests, MAGA checks: How Trump’s White House vets job-seekers
WASHINGTON — Job-seekers hoping to join the new Trump administration are facing a series of intense loyalty tests, with White House screening teams fanning out to…
10 dance parties that raise funds for L.A. wildfire victims
For 16 years, A Club Called Rhonda has been one of L.A.’s most vibrant and inclusive disco and house events, a pansexual celebration of joy,…
Confusion, denial at border, as path to U.S. asylum shuts down
TIJUANA — Outside the white gates that secure the entry to this Tijuana customs facility, a steppingstone to U.S. soil, migrants sat on a sidewalk in…
OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank team up on multibillion-dollar AI project
President Trump on Tuesday announced that OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank are partnering on a venture to direct more than $100 billion toward computing infrastructure that…
Mexico president reacts to Trump moves on immigration, border, cartels
MEXICO CITY — Mexico will not object to President Trump’s plan to force asylum seekers detained at the southwestern border to wait in Mexico until their…
Musk says his gestures at Trump inauguration event weren’t Nazi salutes
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a top aide to President Trump, drew and quickly dismissed a raft of condemnation from Democratic lawmakers, left-wing…
‘Survivor’s guilt’ is real right now in L.A.
Los Angeles is a place that feels physically and emotionally fractured these days. For tens of thousands who are displaced, routine is a near impossibility.…
TikTok was gone. It’s back with a Trump lifeline
At the stroke of midnight on Sunday, TikTok users in the United States were momentarily silenced, after the Supreme Court unanimously upheld a new law,…