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How Congress became an afterthought in the war with Iran
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (1419+ words) WASHINGTON'Secretary of State Marco Rubio had some explaining to do when he arrived on Capitol Hill for a classified briefing with lawmakers in early March. Members of Congress wanted to know why, two days earlier on Feb. 28, the United States…...
Fresh strikes, surging inflation signal new phase of Iran war
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (871+ words) WASHINGTON'U. S. retaliatory strikes against Iran will continue after its forces shot down an American helicopter, President Trump said Wednesday, accusing the Islamic Republic of stringing him along over months of negotiations to end the war. The prospect of a renewed…...
Trump administration sued over 'illegal' and 'corrupt' UFC event on White House lawn
1+ week, 1+ day ago (770+ words) A UFC fight card scheduled for Sunday on the White House South Lawn is facing legal challenges in federal court. The watchdog group Public Integrity Project filed a lawsuit last weekend on behalf of two Virginia residents aiming to shut…...
Judge pauses USDA plan to tie SNAP benefits to Trump's gender, immigration ideology
1+ week, 4+ day ago (403+ words) A federal judge sided with California and other Democratic states on Friday in a preliminary injunction that blocked the Trump administration's attempt to condition food benefits on compliance with the president's policies on gender and immigration. Twenty states and the…...
Becerra advances to November, moves closer to becoming California's first elected Latino governor
1+ week, 5+ day ago (976+ words) The people of the great state of California, in the greatest nation on earth, have spoken " loudly and proudly," Xavier Becerra said in a statement Friday. We will not be bought. We will not be bullied. And we are never…...
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin refuses to commit to following court orders
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1094+ words) WASHINGTON'Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, under intense grilling at a Senate hearing Tuesday, refused to commit to abiding by federal court orders. Mullin also conceded that his predecessor as secretary, Kristi Noem, had inaccurately described two shootings involving immigration officers…...
Bass, Raman or Pratt? Three L. A. residents explain who got their vote for mayor
2+ week, 1+ day ago (727+ words) As the voters deliver their ballots to neighborhood drop-off sites and others wait to vote in person Tuesday, Times reporters fanned out across the city to ask residents whom they planned to support for mayor. Here is a sample of…...
Commentary: A second offering to Spencer Pratt, and 5 points about the L. A. mayor's race
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1125+ words) Well, I gave him a chance, offering my services. I was willing to give the young novice a primer on what a mayor can and can't do, and let him know City Hall is a reality show like no other…...
Race cars and cage fights " on National Park land?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1443+ words) President Trump plans to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary " and his own 80th birthday " next month by watching bare-chested and bloody UFC fighters kick, punch and choke each other on the storied South Lawn of the White House. Later, during the administration's…...
Bondi is set to face questions about the Epstein files. It isn't clear how much she will say
2+ week, 6+ day ago (882+ words) WASHINGTON'Former Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi is scheduled to meet with the House Oversight Committee on Friday to discuss the Justice Department's investigations into deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and its release of files related to that investigation. But the circumstances…...