Los Angeles TimesElizabeth Warren Democratic debate: 5 things to watch for on the first nightLos Angeles Times - Michael FinneganThe Democrats vying to challenge President Trump will no doubt take turns denouncing him when they gather in Miami for their first debate on Wednesday and Thursday. Most of the 20 candidates onstage —
Los Angeles TimesCherokee Nation Claiming to be Cherokee, contractors with white ancestry got $300 millionLos Angeles Times - Adam ElmahrekTwo years ago, when the mayor’s office in St. Louis announced a $311,000 contract to tear down an old shoe factory, it made a point of identifying the demolition company as minority owned. That was welcome
Los Angeles TimesBeto O'Rourke In Miami, the Democratic debate circus begins well before the candidates take the stageLos Angeles Times - Melanie MasonStanding on a sweltering street corner in Miami’s Little Haiti, Jay Inslee practiced distilling his presidential campaign pitch to 60 seconds — the time limit he and fellow Democratic candidates will for
Los Angeles TimesPolitics Trump’s foreign policy is chaotic and terrifying. What would Democrats do?Los Angeles Times - Doyle McManusVoters who tune in to this week’s Democratic primary debates may be treated to an experience that’s all too rare: a genuine discussion among presidential candidates of America’s role in the world. For
Los Angeles TimesPolitics Who are the candidates on the Democratic debate stage?Los Angeles Times - By Melissa Gomez and Maya EliahouAs of this week, there are about two dozen Democratic presidential candidates running — that is, if we’re counting just the prominent ones. Here are the 20 Democratic candidates who will be participating
Los Angeles TimesJoe Biden How a crime bill meant to boost Democrats now divides the partyLos Angeles Times - Mark Z. BarabakTwenty-five years ago, after passing the most sweeping anti-crime bill in history, Democrats were ecstatic, convinced they’d not only addressed a top concern of voters but finally shed the party’s soft-on-crime
Los Angeles TimesRobert Mueller Robert Mueller to testify publicly before Congress on July 17Los Angeles Times - Chris MegerianFormer special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who spent nearly two years leading the Russia investigation, has agreed to testify publicly before Congress on July 17, setting the stage for what will probably
Los Angeles TimesThe White House House moves to pass border funding bill without the enforcement money Trump wantsLos Angeles Times - Molly O'Toole, Jennifer HaberkornHouse Democratic leaders are scrambling to approve a bill as soon as Tuesday that would provide funding to address the humanitarian crisis at the border. But it ignores the White House’s request for additional
Los Angeles TimesC-Bo Federal debt on track to reach unsustainable level in 30 years, CBO reportsLos Angeles Times - Jennifer HaberkornThe nation’s federal debt by the end of the year will reach the highest level since shortly after World War II and is on pace to reach historic and unsustainable levels within 30 years, according to a
Los Angeles TimesScott Olson So many Democrats are running, how do they all fit on a debate stage?Los Angeles Times - Mark Z. BarabakWith virtually the entire adult U.S. population seeking the Democratic presidential nomination — or so it seems — the party faces some knotty questions. Is anyone left to vote for somebody besides him-
Los Angeles TimesRio Grande Valley Migrant woman and 3 children are among those found dead near Rio Grande in TexasLos Angeles Times - Molly Hennessy-FiskeThe FBI is investigating the deaths of what appeared to be a migrant woman and three children, whose bodies were found near the Rio Grande in south Texas, amid a surge in migrant families. U.S. Customs
Los Angeles TimesIstanbul How will Turkey’s authoritarian president react to opposition’s big win in Istanbul mayoral race?Los Angeles Times - By Umar Farooq and Laura KingFirst, democracy watchers in Turkey cheered. Now, they’re holding their collective breath. In the country’s largest city, Istanbul, there were all-night, car-honking revelry after an opposition candidate
Los Angeles TimesIran Trump’s new Iran sanctions may have modest effectLos Angeles Times - By Eli Stokols and Tracy WilkinsonPresident Trump’s latest round of sanctions against Iran underscores his preference for using economic pressure rather than military force. But his specific targeting Monday of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah
Los Angeles TimesU.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court rules in favor of L.A. clothing maker, striking down provision against 'scandalous' trademarksLos Angeles Times - David G. SavageThe Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Los Angeles clothing maker had a free-speech right to win trademark protection for his FUCT brand. The court by 6-3 vote struck down part of the 1946 trademark act
Los Angeles TimesGun Control Supreme Court says law imposing extra prison time for ‘crimes of violence’ is too vagueLos Angeles Times - David G. SavageThe Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a 1980s-era crime law that adds longer prison terms for offenders who carried a gun during a “crime of violence,” with Justice Neil M. Gorsuch speaking the
Los Angeles TimesDemocratic National Committee As first debate nears, Democratic National Committee is still wrestling with demons of 2016Los Angeles Times - Evan HalperStruggling presidential hopefuls won’t be the only ones looking for redemption as the Democratic debates get underway in Miami this week. Their host — the Democratic National Committee — is anxious for
Los Angeles TimesPolitics Trump-Xi meeting this week could head off a global recession or worsen outlookLos Angeles Times - Don LeeWhen President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Japan later this week to discuss their nations’ worsening conflict over trade and commercial relations, the course of the global economy may
Los Angeles TimesCannabis Law Oregon has too much cannabis. Two laws may help the state manage its surplusLos Angeles Times - By Suhauna HussainMatt Miller’s family has farmed pot in Oregon since well before it became legal. But since the market flooded after recreational use was approved by state voters in 2014, prices have plummeted, putting
Los Angeles TimesDrawing You can enter a drawing to buy rare liquor in Utah. Just don’t call it a lotteryLos Angeles Times - David MonteroUtah isn’t exactly a heavy-drinking state. Almost two-thirds of the population is Mormon, a faith that bars the consumption of alcohol. But for thirsty apostates, a limited release of $270-a-bottle Pappy
Los Angeles TimesPete Buttigieg Black residents of South Bend unload on Mayor Pete ButtigiegLos Angeles Times - Matt PearceA town hall featuring Mayor Pete Buttigieg broke into near chaos Sunday afternoon as the Democratic presidential candidate tried to respond to community anger over a white police officer’s killing of black
Los Angeles TimesBernie Sanders The stakes are high as Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare to debateLos Angeles Times - Janet HookWith so many candidates onstage, the Democratic presidential debates risk becoming a stilted, parallel-play affair, with candidates trying to squeeze scripted messages into tiny scraps of airtime. But
Los Angeles TimesSouth Carolina Democratic Party 2020 candidates show unity in South Carolina, wooing black voters and easing up on BidenLos Angeles Times - Tyrone BeasonBakari Sellers doesn’t mince words when he explains why winning the Democratic primary in South Carolina is crucial for the 22 presidential candidates who flocked here over the weekend. “Because people
Los Angeles Times Life on Mars gets a test run in the Utah desertLos Angeles Times - David KellyHang a right a few miles past the Dirty Devil River, bump down Cow Dung Road, and the barren, red landscape beyond morphs from mere desert into something, well, otherworldly. Men and women in spacesuits
Los Angeles TimesIran The ‘Trump Doctrine’: He’d rather talk than fightLos Angeles Times - Doyle McManusNo matter how the current crisis between the United States and Iran turns out, it should have one result: an end to the fear that President Trump would be a warmonger in the Oval Office. Trump has been
Los Angeles TimesDonald Trump Trump’s threat to deport millions of immigrants risks backlash in 2020Los Angeles Times - Michael FinneganWith his latest threat to round up and deport millions of “illegal aliens,” President Trump left little doubt that racially fraught rhetoric on immigration will be a central part of his run for reelection.
Los Angeles TimesJapan Japanese internment camp survivors protest Ft. Sill migrant detention centerLos Angeles Times - Molly Hennessy-FiskeWith the Trump administration planning to move 1,400 migrant children to this fortified Army post later this summer, a small group of Japanese American World War II internment camp survivors came to the
Los Angeles TimesHurricane Florence Nine months after Hurricane Florence, battered North Carolina town struggles to rebuildLos Angeles Times - By Associated PressNine months after Hurricane Florence inundated much of eastern North Carolina, the tiny town of Trenton is still struggling to rebuild as a new hurricane season begins. The Jones County courthouse and
Los Angeles TimesSouth Carolina Democratic Party Democrats converge on South Carolina for fried fish, selfies and very short speechesLos Angeles Times - By Tyrone BeasonThe largest gathering of presidential candidates ever spent their Friday night stumping for supporters in 90-degree heat and air thick with humidity and the scent of more than two tons of frying fish.
Los Angeles TimesNews Texas is sending 1,000 more National Guard troops to the borderLos Angeles Times - Molly Hennessy-FiskeTexas is sending 1,000 more National Guard troops to its border with Mexico in response to the continuing influx of migrants, many of them families. “The crisis at our southern border is unlike anything
