CHICAGO — During Donald Trump’s campaign for president last year, he sought to ease the concerns of voters alarmed that the Supreme Court he helped shape during his first term had overturned …
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CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression. Union demands statement against misinformation
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs authorities identified the shooter in the deadly attack on CDC headquarters as a Georgia man who blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal, a union representing …
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Commentary: The state sets lofty goals in the name of a brighter future. What’s a vision and what’s a hallucination?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn April of 2006, I watched a posse of politicians gather at Skid Row’s Midnight Mission to introduce, with great fanfare and unbridled confidence, a 10-year plan to end homelessness …
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Trump order gives politicians control over federal grants, alarming researchers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNEW YORK — An executive order signed by President Trump this week aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies. Scientists say it …
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Trump, fresh off foreign policy wins, faces tests in Gaza, Ukraine
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — After styling himself for decades as a dealmaker, President Trump is showing some receipts in his second term of ceasefires and peace agreements brokered on his watch. But the president …
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The county’s new headquarters was a steal. Some supes say the’re getting sticker shock
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt was billed as a bargain-basement deal: L.A. County would buy the Gas Company Tower for $200 million — a third of what the downtown skyscraper cost before the pandemic …
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Column: Vance is right to call out warped partisan representation
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBelieve it or not, Vice President JD Vance has said a number of things over the years that I agree with. For example, when he suggested “the American people will …
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Newsom welcomes Texas Democrats who fled to foil Trump’s redistricting plan
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSACRAMENTO — California became center stage for the national political fight over House seats Friday when Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed Democratic lawmakers from Texas who fled their home state to foil President …
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Trump seeks $1-billion fine against UCLA. Newsom says ‘we’ll sue,’ calling it extortion
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHours after the Trump administration demanded that the University of California pay a $1-billion fine to settle federal accusations of antisemitism in exchange for restoring frozen grant funding to UCLA, …
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Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis drops out of governor’s race, pivots to run for treasurer
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe field of candidates for California governor expanded rapidly this year as a growing number of politicians entered the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, but now it’s starting to …