WASHINGTON — Late Monday night, a grand jury in Fulton County, Ga. indicted former President Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The sprawling 98-page indictment …
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Why Trump’s Georgia indictment is so different from the others
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe indictment that Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis unveiled Monday night offers a panoramic recapitulation of the misdeeds that former President Trump and his confederates allegedly perpetrated to unlawfully …
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Republicans say Jan. 6 panel withheld evidence. It’s complicated
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the House subcommittee examining last year’s Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection hearings said last week that some of the evidence gathered for the inquiry wasn’t preserved. …
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Ohio measure reflects national GOP threat to direct democracy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — After Ohio voters repealed a law pushed by Republicans that would have limited unions’ collective bargaining rights in 2011, then-GOP Gov. John Kasich was contrite. “I’ve heard their …
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Yaroslavsky, who opposed new 41.18 sites, plans to create one
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGood morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, giving you the latest on City Hall and beyond. Newsletter Get the lowdown …
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Democrats have a problem with young voters. They hope the battle over abortion will solve it. Will that work?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Fifteen years and a political lifetime ago, the comedian Sarah Silverman produced a memorable video telling young Democrats to head down to Florida to persuade their grandparents to vote …
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Why California officials traveled to Kenya to find solutions to poverty
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia officials representing some of the wealthiest cities in the world traveled to one of the poorest villages in Africa this week to study universal basic income, a poverty solution …
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WASHINGTON — On Tuesday night, Ohio voters rejected an effort that would have made it harder to amend the state’s constitution. The measure had consequences not only for the viability of …
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Thousands of Los Angeles city workers hit the picket lines Tuesday for a massive one-day strike that could impair services across the city. At Los Angeles International Airport, which employs …
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WASHINGTON — Soon after Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank) jumped into the race for the Senate seat held by Dianne Feinstein, he asked freshman Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles) for her …