Capitalizing on a grand stage Tuesday night, President Trump delivered a State of the Union speech laced with political broadsides blaming Democrats for the nation’s problems, including on immigration and the economy, and heaping praise on himself and his administration for ushering in “a turnaround for the ages.” He did not mention that after a…
WASHINGTON — To defend an increasingly unpopular immigration crackdown during his State of the Union speech, President Trump highlighted the victims of crimes perpetuated by undocumented immigrants. But as Democrats pointed out, the president’s lengthy speech made no reference to the U.S. citizens, including Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, who were killed by immigration agents….
President Trump, speaking for well over an hour, shattered the record on Tuesday for the length of a State of the Union address. Speaking for about 100 minutes, the nation’s leader touched upon a broad range of domestic and international topics, bragged about his accomplishments and awarded the nation’s highest honors to a pilot who…
The United States, President Trump said Tuesday night, is “bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever.” “We are the hottest country anywhere in the world,” Trump said in his State of the Union address. “The economy is roaring like never before. America is respected again like never before. We’re winning so much we can’t take…
Boycotts. Prebuttals. Rebuttals. Historic guests. California members of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives approach to President Trump’s state of the union address Tuesday night are as varied as their politics and their districts. Prior to the speech, Sen. Adam Schiff described Trump as an out-of-control and corrupt president who has ignored pressing…
WASHINGTON — President Trump is set to deliver a high-stakes State of the Union address Tuesday at 6 p.m. Pacific time before a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol. The president is expected to emphasize economic issues, an immigration crackdown that has been central to his agenda, and tariffs in the wake of a recent…
Long before he had a $15-million bounty on his head as the leader of Mexico’s ruthless Jalisco New Generation cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes was a scruffy-haired kid trying to eke out a living on the streets of San Francisco. He crossed the border illegally sometime before he turned 20, making the migrant’s journey north…
SAN FRANCISCO — Leaders of the California Democratic Party, along with liberal activists and loyal power brokers, are openly expressing fear that their crowded field of candidates running for governor may splinter the vote and open the door to a surprise Republican victory in November. Because of those concerns, the Democrats lagging at the bottom of the…
A man is dead after trying to crash his vehicle into a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power substation not far from the Hoover Dam this week, authorities said, in what they alleged was an attempted terrorist attack. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill identified the suspect as 23-year-old Dawson Noah Maloney…
California may be losing two of the state’s most famed residents and generous political donors. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg recently moved to New York and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is eyeing purchasing a new property in Florida, stirring speculation about whether their decisions are tied to a proposed new tax on California billionaires to fund healthcare…