Trump administration wants to revise the latest National Climate Assessment - three years after publicationExperts said amending the finalized federal climate report would be unprecedented.Los Angeles Times27d agoWhole story →Planetnational climate assessment revision
Doug Ford hopes Republicans lose House and Senate amid trade warOntario Premier Doug Ford has emerged as one of Trump’s most outspoken Canadian critics, accusing him of trying to strip industry out of Ontario and move it south of the border as the two trade personal insults and threats.Los Angeles Times27d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentus canada trade war
Iran ‘disaster’ should prompt a rethink on how we can wage a war'What can Congress and the executive branch do better to assure that war serves the national interest in the first place and does not become a quagmire?,' writes an L.A. Times reader.Los Angeles Times27d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentiran conflict escalation
Skid Row residents signed voter petitions with stolen IDs, feds chargeJames Brass, 47, allegedly managed a team of signature collectors and also collected signatures himself for ballot petitions used to shape California law, according to a federal indictment returned Wednesday.Los Angeles Times27d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentcalifornia election fraud charges
Trump promises $500 Obamacare rebate checks for 1 million enrollees in 30 statesThe promise comes after Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections and as affordability has become a central issue for voters heading into November.Los Angeles Times27d agoWhole story →Healthobamacare rebate announcement
Why loggers and (some) environmentalists support Fix Our Forests ActCongress seems poised to pass the Fix Our Forests Act, which would expedite forest thinning work, test new firefighting tech and build up homes' wildfire armor.Los Angeles Times28d agoWhole story →Planetfix our forests act markup
Commentary: The collateral damage from the 'ugly' bill is taking its tollCalifornia is disproportionately impacted by the federal defunding of healthcareLos Angeles Times28d agoWhole story →HealthGovernmentHR 1h r 1 implementation
