MEXICO CITY — President Trump’s order of a partial blockade on oil tankers going to and from Venezuela and his claim that Caracas stole “oil, land and other assets” from the United …
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Senators dig into FCC chairman’s role in Jimmy Kimmel controversy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesU.S. senators peppered Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr with questions during a wide-ranging hearing exploring media censorship, the FCC’s oversight and Carr’s alleged intimidation tactics during the firestorm over …
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Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending health insurance subsidies
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era …
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After Palisades failures, is LAFD prepared for the next major wildfire?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs the Palisades fire raged, then-Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley went on a television blitz, calling out city leadership for systematically underfunding her agency. The LAFD, she said, …
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Eaton fire survivors ask Edison for emergency housing relief
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA coalition of Eaton fire survivors and community groups called on Southern California Edison on Tuesday to provide immediate housing assistance to the thousands of people who lost their homes …
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White House defends chief of staff Wiles after tell-all profile
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump’s chief of staff is defending herself after granting an extraordinarily candid series of interviews with Vanity Fair in which she offers stinging judgments of the president himself and …
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Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Susie Wiles, President Trump’s understated but influential chief of staff, criticized Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defended the president’s aggressive second administration in …
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Trump’s callous political attack on Rob Reiner shows a shameful moral failure
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHours after Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead in their home in what is shaping up to be a heartbreaking family tragedy, our president blamed Reiner for …
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From across the table or across the aisle, Rob Reiner was passionate about his pet causes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhether you sat across the table from him or across the aisle, Rob Reiner left no doubt about what he cared about and was willing to fight for. I had …
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National Guard troops under Trump’s command leave Los Angeles
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDozens of California National Guard troops under President Trump’s command apparently slipped out of Los Angeles under cover of darkness early Sunday morning, ahead of an appellate court’s order to …