WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency, four people familiar with the …
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Gavin Newsom’s new podcast is cringey and a needless diversion
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGavin Newsom — eyes on the White House, vision firmly fixed on his future — is leaning once more into the self-promotion business. One might imagine his hands are quite …
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California Senate leader urges Dodgers to drop oil and gas advertisers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA leading member of the California Senate is urging Dodgers owner Mark Walter to end the team’s sponsorship deals with oil and gas companies, telling him that “continuing to associate …
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Contributor: Mahmoud Khalil’s comments are not grounds for deportation
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI have been outspoken, including in the Los Angeles Times, about my concern about increasing antisemitism on college campuses. But the solution cannot be to deport those who express messages …
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Republicans march ahead with government funding bill despite Democratic opposition
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September comes up for …
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Lawmakers call on Trump administration to nix plan to shoot 450,000 owls, citing cost
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA bipartisan group of federal lawmakers is calling on the Trump administration to cancel a controversial plan to kill up to nearly half a million barred owls to protect the …
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DHS expedites process to award two Republican-linked firms part of its $200 million ad campaign
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security skipped a fully competitive bidding process to give two Republican-linked firms the first part of a $200 million television ad campaign that lauds President …
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Homeland Security overhauls asylum phone app for ‘self-deportation’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration has unveiled an overhauled cellphone app once used to let migrants apply for asylum, turning it into a system that allows people living illegally in the U.S. …
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Supreme Court revives family’s claim to recover Pissarro painting stolen by Nazis
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday revived a family’s claim to recover a painting that had been hung in a Berlin apartment in 1939 and was stolen by the Nazis. …
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Hear me on this: Stephen A. Smith is no joke. Democrats, do not underestimate him. Do not mock him. Do not take him lightly. Do not ignore him. Do I …