Los Angeles Times News
State Bar of California admits it used AI to develop exam questions, triggering new furor - Los Angeles Times
‘Enough is enough’: Chainsawed trees spark anger over downtown L.A.’s decline - Los Angeles Times
Arrests at Pomona Home Depot spark fear about labor crackdown amid L.A. fire recovery - Los Angeles Times
California economy now the world’s fourth-largest, overtaking Japan - Los Angeles Times
YouTube turns 20 years old. How it changed TV as we know it - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles remains nation’s smoggiest city for 25th time in 26 years, despite progress - Los Angeles Times
Insurer of last resort kept growing. Then L.A. fire victims paid the price - Los Angeles Times
The path to picking a new pope -- and what role California will play - Los Angeles Times
Banked vacation leads to a $1.2-million payday: How state workers cash in on days off - Los Angeles Times
What happens if I miss the looming Real ID deadline? Can I still travel? - Los Angeles Times
U.S. Politics
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism - NPR
American Battleground: Trump returns to power with ‘shock and awe’ - CNN
Live updates: Trump hosting Norwegian prime minister amid global tensions on trade, Ukraine - The Washington Post
Trump to meet with top Atlantic editor who was accidentally added to Hegseth Signal group chat – live - The Guardian
Donald Trump redefines “discrimination” - The Economist
Global Economic Leaders Gathering in U.S. Confront Trump’s New World Order - The New York Times
U.S. State Department unveils massive overhaul of agency with reduction of staff, bureaus - The Globe and Mail
Vance, Trump, and the May 2025 conclave - La croix international
‘No friend anymore’: Days from a national election, Canadian voters focus on the US relationship - CNN
United States News
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism - NPR
A Ticking Clock on American Freedom - The Atlantic
German finance minister says trust not yet broken with U.S., prefers zero-for-zero tariff solution - CNBC
‘The best decision I ever made’: Why this New Yorker ditched the United States for ‘super safe’ Germany - CNN
Negotiations between Iran and the United States moves to 'expert level' - NBC News
New York leads 12 states suing to block Trump's tariffs - BBC
Venezuelan government uses Tren de Aragua as proxies to undermine US public safety, FBI assessment finds - Fox News
Trump’s Tariffs Bump Into Reality as Economic Strategy Wavers - The New York Times
Politics
Bolton on Trump: ‘His favorite is not Russia; his favorite is Vladimir Putin’ - CNN
‘Do you consider yourself a journalist?’ CNN meets MAGA media at White House - CNN
'Vladimir, Stop!' - Inside Politics with Dana Bash and Manu Raju - Podcast on CNN Audio - CNN
There's something rotten in Minneapolis politics - Southwest Voices | News
Musk eyes the exit after humiliating turn in politics: report - MSNBC News
Tundu Lissu - the fiery Tanzanian political survivor pushing for reforms - BBC
Fox News Politics Newsletter: Senate Dems' No. 2 to Bid Adieu - Fox News
Gavin Newsom's tough talk for Democrats: From the Politics Desk - NBC News
Tesla Profit Sinks, Hurt by Backlash Over Elon Musk’s Political Role - The Wall Street Journal
My Husband Doesn’t Want Our Son Around Conservative Relatives - The New York Times