It’s sheer coincidence that I’m writing here on the same subject as my Los Angeles Times colleague Jonah Goldberg’s most recent column: The crying need to amend the Constitution to …
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Trump signs bill demanding his administration release Epstein files
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday night signed into law legislation demanding that the Justice Department release all documents related to its investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. With little fanfare, the …
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Bonta spent nearly half a million on lawyers. His consultant explains
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta spent nearly half a million dollars in campaign funds last year on personal attorneys to represent him as he spoke to federal investigators about alleged …
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Arrests now top 250 in immigration crackdown across North Carolina
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRALEIGH, N.C. — Federal agents have now arrested more than 250 people during a North Carolina immigration crackdown centered around Charlotte, the state’s largest city, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said …
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Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer is running for governor
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBillionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer announced Wednesday that he is running for governor of California, arguing that he is not beholden to special interests and can take on corporations …
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‘Played with fire, got burned’: GOP control of House at risk after court blocks Texas map
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from moving forward with its new congressional map, hastily drawn in hopes of netting up to five additional Republican seats and securing the …
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New LAFD chief slams media ‘smear’ of firefighters who battled Palisades fire
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn his second day as chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, Jaime Moore criticized what he called media efforts to “smear” firefighters who responded to the worst wildfire in …
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Raleigh, N.C., mayor urges calm as federal immigration crackdown expands to the state capital
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh as soon as Tuesday, the mayor of the state’s capital city said, while Customs and Border …
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WASHINGTON — In political exile at his mansion in Florida, under investigation for possessing highly classified documents, Donald Trump summoned his lawyer in 2022 for a fateful conversation. A folder had been …
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California rejoins fight with Spain over Nazi-looted painting
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia is once again fighting in federal court for a Jewish family’s right to have a precious Impressionist painting returned to them by a Spanish museum nearly 90 years after …