As Rupert Murdoch appears to be once again amplifying Donald Trump, his heir, Lachlan, is being courted by the Republican ex-president.

How MAGA Took Back Murdochland is my latest yarn for The Hollywood Reporter —

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.David Hume Kennerly didn't mean for his protest against GRF Foundation to go public. But once it did, he's not holding back.

'Chickenshit' is how he describes the refusal to honor Liz Cheney, for fear of offending Trump

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US Attorney Martin Estrada is announcing charges against Ippei Mizuhara, alleging that he stole more than $16 million from Shohei Ohtani.

Here's the profile Connor Sheets and I wrote of Mizuhara when the news first broke about the gambling scandal: latimes.com/california/sto…

“Some people might see it as baggage, but I actually see the work and experience of organizing and the kind of authenticity of our work as being something that actually fuels this campaign,” Abdullah said about the legal fights BLM has been embroiled in.
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“It is kind of a consolation prize rather than a signal honor,” said Ross Baker, emeritus political science professor at Rutgers University. “Naming a post office is kind of an inside joke in Congress... It’s very, very easy to do.”
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I am heartbroken to see Erika D. Smith 🦅 go - we won the Scripps Howard award for commentary last year for a series we wrote together on climate change. Along with being one of the best, most thoughtful columnists out there, she's a stellar colleague and friend. Bloomberg is lucky!

Abdullah was recently named in a lawsuit filed by a fellow Cal State LA Professor. Here are the allegations, via Matt Hamilton. latimes.com/politics/story…

“It’s striking. But that’s about all that we have in common,” Abdullah said when Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley noted that she and VP Kamala Harris both had Bay Area roots and both attended Howard University. latimes.com/politics/story…

Pick up Isaac Arnsdorf’s new book “Finish What We Started.”

Isaac, a great reporting colleague on the road, shares the human characters that give life to the MAGA movement & puts it in the context of the moment—8 years in & 7 months out from its next test.👇🏼
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Impeached Homeland Security secretary navigates working with Republicans who want him out latimes.com/politics/story…

Cornel West selects L.A. professor and activist Melina Abdullah as presidential running mate latimes.com/politics/story…

For those thinking: what is Cornel West doing announcing his VP pick of Melina Abdullah on Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley's radio show?

This great Jim Rainey story from last year will offer some clues. latimes.com/california/sto…

Trump is about to go on trial in New York. Here's what to expect latimes.com/politics/story…

Trump is about to go on trial in New York. Here's what to expect latimes.com/politics/story… Sarah D. Wire

Quite the disclaimer on this Arizona Republic op-ed torching the supreme court ruling that revived an abortion ban. azcentral.com/story/opinion/…

The Rise and Fall of 99 Cents Only is such a perfect story of capitalism's most exciting and terrifying aspects. A great idea cannot stay great forever latimes.com/business/story… Andrea Chang Laurence Darmiento