Former Los Angeles Times reporter Maya Lau filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Los Angeles County, former Sheriff Alex Villanueva, a former undersheriff and a former detective, alleging that a …
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“Chrisley Knows Best” reality TV stars Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley may soon leave life in federal prison behind, thanks to President Trump. The White House announced Tuesday that the …
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Judge accuses the Trump administration of ‘manufacturing’ chaos in migrant deportation case
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — A federal judge suggested the Trump administration was “manufacturing” chaos and said he hoped that “reason can get the better of rhetoric” in a scathing order in a case about …
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Trump, ‘60 Minutes’ and corruption allegations put Paramount on edge with sale less certain
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOne fateful October decision to trim two convoluted sentences from a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris has snowballed into a full-blown corporate crisis for CBS’ parent company, …
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The Digital Equity Act tried to close the digital divide. Trump calls it racist and acts to end it
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPORTLAND, Ore. — One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and phones in western North Carolina. Programs in Oregon and …
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Trump’s FCC delays multilingual emergency alerts for natural disasters
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán urged the Federal Communications Commission on Monday to follow through on plans to modernize the federal emergency alert system and provide multilingual alerts in natural …
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Column: Harris hasn’t shown much interest in being California governor
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSACRAMENTO — The big question in California politics is, “Will Kamala Harris run for governor?” But that’s the wrong question. Far more important is, “Should she?” And that’s not a question to …
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Democrats’ path to power might start in places like this Kentucky town
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Janet Lynn Stumbo leaned on her cane and surveyed the two dozen or so voters who had convened in a small Appalachian town to meet with the chair of …
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Trump says he’ll delay a 50% tariff on the European Union until July
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the …
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Powell defends Federal Reserve in speech amid onslaught of attacks from Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the central bank’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Sunday in a Princeton University speech in which he also praised government employees and U.S. universities, …