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Is LA a global city — or Third World basket case?

Los Angeles is supposed to be a leading global city. We will host the World Cup opener later this year, and we are the host city for the 2028...

Racist remembrance dishonors MLK

This year, the annual “All Peoples Celebration” run by Alliance San Diego (ASD) had...

A letter to the brave people of Iran, from California

We dedicate this to you, who have courageously filled the streets of Iran fighting...

Democratic Rep. Lieu says Trump’s tariff threat on NATO allies will hurt Americans

A senior House Democrat slammed President Trump's threat of tariffs on nations that don't fall in line with his plan of acquiring Greenland, saying the levies would only hurt Americans.

Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to keep Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in her job, casting doubt on President Donald Trump's bid to wrest control of the nation's central bank.

HHS freezes child care payments to Minnesota, requires photo evidence across country

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pausing all child care payments to Minnesota, amid a sweeping federal probe into allegations of fraud within the state’s social services programs. Citing a video released Friday by independent journalist Nick Shirley detailing his investigation into day care centers and other businesses, HHS Deputy Secretary Jim...

New ad attacks GOP over ACA enhanced subsidy lapse 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story New ad attacks GOP for ACA enhanced subsidy lapse Expect to see a lot more of these: a new digital ad from Democratic-aligned health advocacy group Protect Our Care is attacking frontline House Republicans for letting the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies...

Dr. Oz calls flu vaccine ‘controversial of late’

Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on Tuesday called the seasonal flu vaccine "controversial of late" and advised various Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiatives as ways to "overcome" the virus. Appearing on Newsmax, Oz spoke on this year's flu season, which has been marked by a more severe strain...

AI fights to watch next year

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story AI fights to watch in 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly contentious policy issue over the past year, as lawmakers have grappled with the impact of the rapidly developing technology that has moved markets, influenced geopolitics and become largely unavoidable in daily life. © Adobe Stock...

ICE accuses Politico reporter of ‘inciting violence against federal agents’

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claimed Tuesday that Politico reporter Josh Gerstein was “inciting violence against federal agents.” Gerstein, a senior legal affairs reporter at the outlet, said Monday on the social platform X, “At some point, the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares intersects with robust stand-your-ground laws.” The post referred...

Luntz: Second shutdown over health care would be ‘very painful’ for Republicans

Pollster Frank Luntz on Tuesday said Republicans would face an uphill battle with voters if the government shuts down in January due to health care deficiencies.  “The shutdown that we experienced, the longest ever in American history, started off hurting Democrats more than Republicans; ended up hurting President Trump more than anybody else,” Luntz said...

Flu activity is surging across US: Here’s what to know

Flu activity is rising sharply across the country, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with some areas seeing record-high numbers of illnesses.  The numbers come as experts brace for a particularly harsh season driven by a new, mutated variant of the virus that is circulating widely. According to...

Walz turned ‘blind eye’ to fraud warnings in Minnesota: GOP state committee chair

Minnesota state Rep. Kristin Robbins (R) says that she warned Gov. Tim Walz (D) about alleged fraud within the state’s social services programs, but to no avail. “He has turned a blind eye for so long that he cannot deny there were so many whistleblower reports, so many media reports,” Robbins told the New York...

Iran threatens ‘harsh’ response after Trump warning

Iran on Monday threatened a “harsh and regrettable” response to any aggressive action from the U.S. following President Trump’s warning to Tehran and Hamas. Trump, who met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Monday to try to advance a ceasefire deal in Gaza, said Iran “may be behaving badly” and threatened unspecified...

Boeing awarded $8.6B contract to build jets for Israel

The company is being contracted to build 25 F-15 jets with an option for 25 more.

Superbug hits 27 states: Here’s where the deadly fungus is spreading

Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus that has infected at least 7,000 people in 2025, according to tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

DHS posts video of agents in Minneapolis

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared a video Tuesday of its agents in Minnesota, amid a federal investigation into alleged fraud within the state’s social services programs. The video, which DHS shared to the social platform X, shows a pair of agents from its Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) providing a person in a store,...

Live updates: CIA strike on Venezuela, Minnesota fraud take center stage at year’s end

The Trump administration's military operations to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by targeting "narco-terrorists" have broadened to include a land attack, according to reports out Tuesday. The CIA carried out a drone strike on a port facility in Venezuela last week, The New York Times and CNN both reported. President Trump has described the operation...

Trump administration agrees to reconsider cut or stalled DEI-related NIH grants

The Trump administration on Monday reached an agreement to reevaluate thousands of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications that were stalled or cut because of their perceived connection to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The agreement between the administration, unions and Democratic state attorneys general resolves part of a lawsuit filed against the administration for canceling hundreds of millions of dollars in research funds.   A federal judge in Boston previously ruled that the terminations were unlawful...

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