President Trump’s meandering speech on the Iran war late Wednesday — in which he paired promises of a swift exit with new threats of escalated bombing and denied responsibility for the Strait of Hormuz — did little to assuage U.S. allies and world markets concerned about the conflict’s ongoing disruptions to the global oil supply….
WASHINGTON — President Trump attended oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday in the closely watched birthright citizenship case, becoming the first sitting president to be present for such proceedings. He arrived via presidential limousine shortly before the 10 a.m. hearing, accompanied by Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi, and departed before the arguments concluded. Soon after, he…
In the last year there have been a record number of legislative efforts to block military actions, threatened or carried out by the Trump administration, that are seen as illegal or unconstitutional. This has included President Trump’s decision to go to war against Iran. Some of these efforts in Congress led to close votes in…
WASHINGTON — In his first formal address to the nation since launching a war on Iran more than a month ago, President Trump on Wednesday night repeated a familiar list of claimed successes — and brushed aside setbacks — while providing little clarity on a clear path to ending the conflict. “We are going to finish the…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear President Trump’s claim that he has the power to revise the Constitution and to end birthright citizenship for babies born in this country to parents who were here unlawfully or temporarily. Trump proposed this potentially far-reaching change in an executive order. It has been blocked by judges…
WASHINGTON — Two-thirds of California voters disapprove of President Trump’s immigration policies and a majority believe those policies are discriminating against Latinos, according to a new poll. Nearly half of the voters said they were concerned that they, a family member or a close friend could be detained because of Trump’s immigration policies. The findings of the…
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco says he’d like to be our governor, but more and more, it’s looking to me like the real goal for the far-right provocateur is just to be MAGA-famous. That’s cool. That’s fine. Honestly, who in Southern California hasn’t dreamed of their 15 minutes? And he certainly has the cop-stache to…
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that, a month into the war, Iran still has the ability to launch offensive missiles, despite ongoing U.S. and Israeli efforts to weaken Tehran’s military capabilities and weapon programs. “Yes, they will shoot some missiles, but we will shoot them down,” Hegseth told reporters at a Pentagon briefing, acknowledging…
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for governor of California, has accused President Trump of trying to sway the election following reports that FBI Director Kash Patel may release documents from a decade-old investigation into the congressman’s ties to a suspected Chinese spy. Patel directed agents in the bureau’s San Francisco office to redact…
WASHINGTON — With the Iran war in its fifth week, support for President Trump is at its lowest point ever, with a growing body of recent polling showing him losing ground with key voting blocs that helped power his 2024 victory. While public dissatisfaction is evident among many groups surveyed, the decline in support for the president…