As soon as enough votes were counted to officially knock Tom Steyer out of the California governor’s race, the anti-billionaire schadenfreude kicked in. Social media and legacy media, conservative and …
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Who loved Bass, Raman and Pratt the most? A district-by-district breakdown
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGood morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser and Noah Goldberg, giving you the latest on city and county government. Los …
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Spencer Pratt decries ‘suspicious’ fire at his Pacific Palisades office
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLast January, Spencer Pratt’s house in Pacific Palisades was razed by the raging flames of the Palisades Fire. Now, there has been what he called a “very suspicious fire” in …
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The curtain is coming down for Trump at the Kennedy Center as his name is taken off building
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The curtain started to come down for President Trump at the Kennedy Center on Saturday. After a day of legal maneuvers and thunderstorms, workers began the process in the early …
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From South L.A.’s erupting sidewalks, 5 questions for Bass and Raman
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOK, I’ll admit it. I’m going to miss Spencer Pratt. I had never heard of the former reality TV star before he said God wanted him to be mayor of …
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Trump says U.S. military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday that a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang. …
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Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge agreed on Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration’s creation and operation of a $1.8-billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to …
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Macron once had a knack for managing Trump. The G-7 may test it
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The relationship between President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron started simply enough, with a handshake, nearly a decade ago. But even then, there were signs of strain in their …
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House Democrats ask new ICE director to roll back policy on visits
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Dozens of House Democrats are asking the new director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to roll back a policy that they say hinders their ability to speak with detainees during …
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Trump administration cracks down on ‘super-sponsors’ of immigrants
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Trump administration has identified more than 15,000 cases of adults gaining custody of multiple immigrant children who enter the U.S. without a parent, officials said Thursday, signaling a potential …