To prove to jurors that Hunter Biden was an addict who lied about his drug use to buy a gun, federal prosecutors have turned to the women closest to him. …
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Juan Rodriguez is a top strategist to political stars in California
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“One of the things that I’m pretty active in trying to do is making sure that I’m not the only person in these rooms that looks like me,” Juan Rodriguez …
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Biden honors U.S. war dead with a cemetery visit that served as a rebuke to Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBELLEAU, France — President Biden closed out his trip to France by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump notably skipped visiting when he was president, hoping …
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American love stories have a default race: white. If the love story is “interracial,” one person is white, and the other person is not. In a standard American rom-com, the …
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Does L.A.’s City Council have too many meetings? Some want changes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGood morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, keeping you informed about the events of the previous week in L.A. city …
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Trump raises millions of dollars in Newport Beach and Beverly Hills
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer President Trump, appearing at a fundraiser Saturday at a bayfront Newport Beach mansion, pledged to defeat “crooked Joe Biden” in November and return to the White House to pursue …
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Businessman testifies he promised bribes for Sen. Menendez’s help
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNEW YORK — A New Jersey businessman took his star turn on the witness stand in the bribery case against Sen. Robert Menendez, telling a jury he believed he had a …
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Election disputes in states spark concerns over presidential contest
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board last month refused to sign off on the results of an election that led to the recall of …
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Krekorian accuses Burbank police of dumping homeless man in L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA video released Friday by L.A. City Council President Paul Krekorian appears to show two Burbank police officers leaving a shoeless homeless man on a Los Angeles sidewalk in front …
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In Silicon Valley, more support for Trump is trickling in. Is it a big threat to Biden?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIf California is the political fundraising powerhouse of the nation, Silicon Valley has grown into one of the increasingly dominant forces of campaign cash. And while Northern California tech entrepreneurs …