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The new sound in Pacific Palisades: Hammers on nails

There’s a new sound in Pacific Palisades lately.

The Gavin Newsom probe is serious, and he knows it

Gavin Newsom and his "press office" aides-gone-wild have been trying to mock President Donald...

World Cup fuels ticketing reform demands

Demands are growing for a political reckoning over ticket scams at the World Cup...

Pope Leo sends unmistakable message on immigrants during visit honoring America’s first saint

Pope Leo XIV honored St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, patron saint of immigrants, delivering his latest appeal on behalf of migrants amid friction with President Donald Trump.

Former Olympian among those charged with vandalizing Reflecting Pool, Trump vows immediate repairs: report

Multiple people were allegedly arrested for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, prompting President Donald Trump to warn of serious jail time.

Vance leaves for Switzerland with Strait of Hormuz status unclear

Vice President JD Vance departed for Switzerland on Saturday ahead of technical-level talks on an interim ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran that aims to permanently halt fighting, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin nuclear negotiations. The discussions were initially scheduled to begin on Friday but were delayed due to an escalation in...

Sunday shows preview: Iran’s Strait of Hormuz closure threatens Trump MOU ahead of planned Switzerland peace talks

Vice President Vance left for Switzerland Saturday evening to join special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, for technical talks with Iran in hopes of reaching a potential nuclear deal. The U.S. and Iran this week reached a preliminary agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical trading corridor whose months-long...

Black Democrats push back on Wasserman Schultz’s bid in Florida’s 20th District

Some Black Democrats are frustrated with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s (D-Fla.) decision to run in a South Florida congressional district home to a large Black voting population, sparking an intraparty clash that is poised to become a defining battle of the campaign season. Wasserman Schultz, a veteran lawmaker who has served in Congress since 2005,...

Trump says US will begin charging tolls in Strait of Hormuz if final Iran deal not reached in 60 days

President Trump threatened on Saturday afternoon to impose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz if a deal with Tehran is not completed within 60 days, a warning that comes as U.S. and Iranian officials offer differing accounts of who controls the strategic oil corridor. Trump claimed in a Truth Social post that there would be “NO TOLLS” in...

Spanish prime minister’s wife to face corruption trial, judge orders her to surrender passport

The wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was ordered by a judge on Saturday to surrender her passport ahead of an impending trial on corruption charges, according to multiple outlets. Begoña Gómez is accused of using her position to help certain private-sector companies secure government contracts and misusing public funds. The Associated Press reported...

Talarico dismisses ‘corny nicknames,’ attacks from Trump, Paxton

The Democratic candidate in Texas's U.S. Senate race, state Rep. James Talarico, brushed aside insults elevated by President Trump and his Republican opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.  “I honestly get the sense that people across the spectrum, across the state are tired of this politics as professional wrestling, right? You got these old guys...

Maher swipes at Trump over Iran MOU: ‘What happened to the art of the deal?’

Late-night host Bill Maher slammed President Trump over his administration’s negotiations with Iran, just days after U.S. officials signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Middle East country. “Where is the big deal maker? What happened to the art of the deal?” Maher asked during his opening monologue on Friday evening, referencing the title...

Trump ‘loves the inflation?’ Good News — there’s plenty more coming

President Trump's claim that a peace deal with Iran will bring down inflation is unlikely, as the war's inflationary effects will persist for months after any peace agreement, and prices will only drift down like a feather.

Maher urges viewers to celebrate US 250th anniversary despite Trump: ‘He isn’t America’

Comedian Bill Maher urged Americans not to boycott July 4 because of President Trump, saying no political side “owns being psyched about the country” ahead of the U.S.'s 250th anniversary. On Friday’s episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the talk show host pushed back on people planning to skip Independence Day celebrations over...

Chinese firms can’t get away with abusing workers overseas

Overseas labor conditions are becoming a genuine constraint on Chinese outbound investment.

Vance touts ‘record-breaking’ oil flow in Strait of Hormuz as Iran announces closure

Vice President Vance said Saturday there was no evidence that Iran had blocked off the Strait of Hormuz even as the Middle East country's top joint military command announced that it would shutter the key waterway. In an interview with "Fox & Friends Weekend" early Saturday, Vance responded to reports saying Iran’s naval forces were...

America250 is planning its own July 4 concert: Who’s playing?

America250, the non-partisan commission tasked with preparing celebrations for the nation’s 250th, has announced several of the musical acts that will be performing at its “America’s Block Party” concert in Los Angeles.

Trump cracks a joke; Vance may pay the price on Iran

President Trump cracked a joke Wednesday about who would get credit — or blame — for his administration’s Iran deal. If the Iran effort succeeds, Trump said, he would take the credit. If it fails, he said he would blame Vice President Vance. “You better be careful, JD!” the president quipped. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the...

Will AOC suffer the same fate as Bernie and RFK Jr. in the next Democratic primary? 

In 2016, the entrenched Democratic leadership wanted Hillary Clinton over Sanders. Got her. In 2020, they wanted Joe Biden over Sanders. Got him. In 2024, they wanted Biden and then eventually Kamala Harris over Kennedy. What will happen to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez if she runs in 2028?

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