The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation. Go to Source Author: Adam …
Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Payout Fund
The two officers accused the administration of creating a “slush fund” to reward rioters and groups that committed violence on behalf of President Trump. Go to Source Author: Luke Broadwater …
Prison to Pardons to Payouts: Jan. 6 Rioters Are Elated at Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund
The possibility that people who ransacked the Capitol could get money from the government they attacked is the latest head-spinning twist in President Trump’s effort to rewrite the history of …
Rubio, in Video, Urges Cubans to Align With Trump Administration
In a rare direct address, Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed the former leader Raúl Castro for the country’s longstanding electricity and resource shortages. Go to Source Author: Ali Watkins …
San Diego attackers’ hate manifesto targeted many groups, sought ‘destruction of political system,’ sources say
An Anti-Defamation League analysis of the manifesto referenced “the great replacement theory,” the belief that white people are being replaced in their countries by non-white immigrants. Read full story Author: …
L.A.’s democratic socialists look to boost their clout in City Hall
This year’s elections could lead to six DSA-backed candidates on the L.A. City Council — and a socialist-backed city attorney. What would that mean for the city’s future? Read full …
Screens would be banned until 2nd grade under draft LAUSD plan
The L.A. school board got its first look Tuesday at a draft policy that limits student screen time — and that will affect how teachers manage instruction. Read full story …
Dogfight over California: The ugly battle between electric air taxi leaders Joby and Archer
As they compete to make flying cars a reality, air taxi companies Archer and Joby are involved in a complex legal battle that has spanned half a year. Read full …
Barabak: Three wrongs don’t make a right in case of election denier and Colorado governor
Tina Peters deserved to go to jail but not for nine years, a panel of judges decreed, ordering her resentencing. Jared Polis then stepped in and substituted his own judgment. …
Early-morning texts from fashion retailer spark lawsuit from California customer
A California shopper said she received multiple promotional texts from Fashion Nova before 8 a.m., the earliest hour legally allowed for promotional texts, the lawsuit states. Read full story Author: …
Trump signals support for Pratt in L.A. mayoral election: ‘I’d like to see him do well’
Trump didn’t make a formal endorsement, but the his comments were the first the president has made publicly on the L.A. mayor’s race. Read full story Author: Noah Goldberg
Disney accused of misusing facial recognition technology
Disney faces $5 million lawsuit over use of facial recognition technology Read full story Author: Nilesh Christopher
Fire tearing through Santa Rosa Island reaches critically endangered trees
A massive wildfire has burned through nearly one-third of Santa Rosa Island, including a grove of critically endangered Torrey pine trees. Initial damage assessments provided hope. Read full story Author: …
Putin, Xi signal unity but fail to reach deal on pipeline sought by Russia
The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline could carry 50 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas annually to China. Go to Source Author: Catherine Belton, Lyric Li
A 2010-Style Disaster Brewing in Michigan for Democrats
Take a walk down memory lane with me. It’s a midterm election, and things are not looking good for the president’s party. A grassroots revolt has erupted among the opposition …
Democratic Control of Government Means Redefining America
Per USA Today columnist Chris Brennan, the Rededicate 250 event, held on the National Mall to rededicate our country as One Nation Under God, violated both our national spirit and …
Free the Mail
Those of us of a certain age — born before about 1970 — have fond memories of the mailman (yes, that’s what we called him, not “postal carrier”) dropping off …
The Media Is Hallucinating Supreme Court Victories
When the Supreme Court issued its order on Thursday, the press didn’t report on a legal procedure. They reported on a political fantasy. Across the front pages – from national …
Social Media Is the New Battleground for Economic Warfare
There’s a global war on information today, and it’s segmented by country, generation, and medium. We used to live in a world where there was a small funnel which all …
Women who died in sea off Brighton were sisters
Paying tribute, their father says “no words can truly describe the pain of losing three daughters”. Read full story Author: