Well, what did you expect? When la migra raids workplaces and tries to enter schools and is vowing to do even more, L.A. ain’t going to roll out the red …
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New disputes emerge ahead of U.S.-China trade talks in London
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBEIJING — U.S.-China trade talks in London this week are expected to take up a series of fresh disputes that have buffeted relations, threatening a fragile truce over tariffs. Both sides agreed …
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To hear our national leaders tell it, Los Angeles is in chaos and our governor and mayor are out to lunch with the police, blissfully ignoring reality as the city …
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National Guard arrives in L.A. as fallout from raids continues
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday in a show of force following scattered clashes between immigration agents and protesters and amid a widening political divide between …
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World Pride celebrations end with defiant politics on display
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — After the raucous rainbow-hued festivities of Saturday’s parade, the final day of World Pride 2025 in the nation’s capital kicked off on a more downbeat note. More than 1,000 people …
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Column: Did the MyPillow guy, clinging to the Big Lie, defame a Dominion exec?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThere’s a line in Eric Coomer’s defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell, the MyPillow guy, that strikes me as the perfect description of what happens when influential partisans belch lies about …
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Trump administration is deploying National Guard troops to L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration announced Saturday that National Guard troops were being sent to Los Angeles — an action Gov. Gavin Newsom said he opposed. President Trump is activating the Guard …
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ICE arrested a California union leader. Does Trump understand what that means?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesUnions in California are different from those in other places. More than any state in our troubled country, their ranks are filled with people of color and immigrants. While unions …
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Mayor Karen Bass says she reached a deal to restore police hiring
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLos Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has reached an agreement with City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson to find the money to reverse the cuts to police hiring made last month by …
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Column: Voters who don’t vote? This is one way democracy can die, by 20 million cuts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDuring China’s imperial age, those deemed guilty of the worst offenses were sometimes sentenced to death in a public square by a brutal form of execution known as lingchi. Soldiers …