Hungary’s move into ‘electoral autocracy’ has parallels to Trump term
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hours before President Trump was sworn in to begin his second term, promising a “golden age” for America, the leader of a Central European…
L.A. City Council proposes measures to protect immigrants from Trump
The Los Angeles City Council will consider a series of proposals intended to protect immigrants from President Trump’s planned crackdowns.Among the five proposals to be…
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…
Trump inauguration draws 24.6 million viewers, a steep drop from 2021 and 2017
The TV viewership for President Trump’s historic second inauguration fell far short of the audience for his first ceremony in 2017 and former President Biden’s…
Opinion: Conservatives fear that Trump will soon bypass guardrails
President-elect Trump’s imminent return to the White House sparks a pressing question: Can the guardrails of American democracy survive another four years of the only…
Column: Biden’s legacy is complex — and in Donald Trump’s hands now
WASHINGTON — By the standard President Biden set himself, the core purpose he proclaimed when he ran in 2020, it is impossible to assess his one-term…
Trump offers murky worldview ahead of his second term
Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised national prosperity and global peace, saying he would quickly drive down the cost of groceries in local supermarkets…
Democrats pick Gerry Connolly for House Oversight post, rebuffing AOC
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Tuesday picked 74-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly to lead the party next year atop an influential congressional committee, pushing aside growing calls…
Column: Voter views of Trump from the ground up, starting in Oregon
On the night of Nov. 5, Teresa Sasse and her husband, Scott, had dinner in front of the TV as they settled in to watch…
Column: Listen to Trump’s former aides: He is a danger to democracy
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, broke a long silence and denounced his former boss as…
Everyone who grasps the risk of nuclear war says Trump can’t be trusted
It was a mistake to visit Los Alamos in the middle of a presidential campaign that Donald Trump might win. I get that now, after…
Trump’s foreign strategy rests on courting autocrats
SAN SALVADOR — When El Salvador’s autocratic president, Nayib Bukele, celebrated his inauguration this summer, guests of honor included Donald Trump Jr., Tucker Carlson and Rep.…
Biden’s address to the nation: ‘What lies ahead, and how I will finish the job’
President Biden will mark a momentous turning point in his long political career Wednesday evening with a speech from the Oval Office explaining why he…
Biden ‘absolutely’ still in presidential race, campaign chair says
WASHINGTON — President Biden is “absolutely” in the race for a second term, his campaign leader said Friday, beating back growing speculation that he is preparing…
Biden turns to Democratic mayors amid furor over reelection
Amid growing hand-wringing in Washington over his re-election bid, President Biden has turned to some of his most stalwart backers: Democratic mayors. Biden joined a…
Trump likens student protests to Jan. 6 riot
NEW YORK — Donald Trump on Tuesday lamented the possibility that Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the…
Column: Biden’s big campaign promises come with a warning label
WASHINGTON — For two weeks, former President Trump has been cooped up in a Manhattan courtroom on charges that he falsified records to conceal payments to…
Column: Trump, California would clash on EVs, offshore drilling
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump says he isn’t worried about climate change. Before he was a presidential candidate, he said global warming was “a hoax” invented by…
Trump allies in Congress support him on deportations, Jan. 6 pardons
WASHINGTON — As Donald Trump campaigns on promises of mass deportations and pardons for those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, his…
Analysis: Supreme Court’s far right could grow if Trump wins
WASHINGTON — At the U.S. Supreme Court these days, judicial liberals don’t have much clout. The real fights mostly take place between the court’s far-right and…