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McConnell’s rush to hold a vote on a wacky and unqualified nominee for the Federal Reserve board was emblematic of the service he has performed for Trump.
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After two decades of advocacy and setbacks, the grass-roots movement to take down four dams in the Klamath River Basin is close to success.
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They say the restaurant’s food is to die for, but is it?
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Back-to-back hurricanes devastating Nicaragua and Honduras, strained by five years of drought, will only add to the region’s migration problem.
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Biden’s victory alone won’t restore the pillars of democracy that have been damaged under Trump.
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Austin Beutner says we need to take the steps to lower community transmission to a level where it’s safe for kids and teachers to return to campuses.
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The energy I’ve seen from young Black people who went to the polls came from a desire to oust a far-right president who shows no respect for American democracy. But that energy cannot be taken for granted.
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Alito’s speech may not have been unethical, but it was injudicious
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Will Trump stick around to witness the swearing-in of Joe Biden as his successor? Or will he skip it and tweet from self-exile at Mar-A-Lago?
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The Catholic Church didn’t take abuse of vulnerable adults seriously.
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Democrats can either protect Americans from coronavirus or not. They can prevent catastrophic global warming or not.
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As of Sunday, Trump and his lawyers were 0 for 10 in their pursuit of court-facilitated battleground victories.
Here are the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board endorsements for president, California ballot measures and more.
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They say the restaurant’s food is to die for, but is it?
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The Republican Party of 2012 — the one that nominated Mitt Romney for president — bears very little similarity to the GOP of 2020.
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McConnell’s rush to hold a vote on a wacky and unqualified nominee for the Federal Reserve board was emblematic of the service he has performed for Trump.
Trump was already destined to go down in history as a lousy president. Now he seems intent on shredding what was left of his reputation.
It’s far better for Supreme Court justices and nominees to be explicit about their political ideologies than to pretend they have none.
COVID-19 is a reminder that we share responsibility to prevent transmission of disease. Getting state legislatures to enact straightforward vaccine-consent legislation regarding minors would help accomplish that.
As money comes pouring in from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and Wall Street, and election ads saturate the state, will will there be a backlash from Georgia voters?
Refusal to accept unpleasant reality is the hallmark of dictators, especially if disaster or defeat is looming.
The marriages of Biden and Harris couldn’t be more different from those of Trump and Pence, or so it seems from the outside.
A blue-state liberal and a red-state conservative discuss the election and what comes next.
I had nothing except a functioning immune system to offer in the war against the pandemic, but I figured it ought to be put to use.
Puzzled by Black male support for Trump? Racial politics is more complex than we are willing to admit.
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As the country grapples with the role of systemic racism, The Times has committed to examining its past.
All presidential elections are uniquely consequential, but a good case can be made that the next one is the most important of our lives. The time has come to undo the great mistake of 2016 and drive Trump out of office at the ballot box.
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Ideas and commentary on building a livable, sustainable Los Angeles.
A six-part series from the editorial board on the humanitarian crisis unfolds in our streets.
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While the nation’s attention was consumed and our president becoming more unhinged and despotic, coronavirus cases hit record highs.
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The onslaught of angry white faces I see on Twitter evokes an indescribable fear that Black America may once again endure the brunt of white violence.
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The parallel results: Many Americans have gone back to work, bringing the unemployment rate down to 6.9%; and many Americans have contracted COVID-19.
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Don’t look for many profiles in courage from the president’s party.
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Maybe as we choose a position between nonchalance and terror, we can set the dial to realism.
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In normal times, there would be no need to reassure Americans that an order from their attorney general wouldn’t reverse a free and fair election.
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COVID-19 will make biological weapons seem more attractive. The U.S. needs systems that could halt all biological threats early and effectively.
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Are we seeing an attempted coup? Or just a doomed-to-fail tantrum by a sore loser?
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Readers react to our letters page devoted entirely to Trump voters. Some expressed appreciation; others were far more critical.
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The people who choose to flout COVID-19 guidelines are needlessly putting the lives of healthcare workers at great risk.
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California has two experienced politicians who could serve as caretakers of Kamala Harris’ Senate seat until 2022.
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Trump’s refusal to concede to Joe Biden means he is living in a delusional state, making his continued hold on power dangerous for the country.
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A full lockdown — and all the associated economic damage that comes with it — isn’t out of the question if people continue to ignore guidelines about gathering and infections continue their precipitous rise.
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With statewide efforts having been stymied for now at the ballot box, it is more important than ever for Los Angeles County to take its own path.
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It’s shameful that eight months into the coronavirus crisis, healthcare workers still lack adequate supplies of medical masks, gloves and other basic protective gear.
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Three dissenting editorial board members argue that Newsom should appoint a caretaker senator rather than picking someone who will run as the incumbent in 2022.
