Adam Irvin Breitbart News Trump would be 82 at end of term, which is too old to be chief executive of anything, let alone the United States of America. If DeSantis runs against Biden in 2024, then DeSantis will easily win – he doesn’t even need to campaign.

Biden needs his cabinet to look competent. His defense secretary made it look chaotic latimes.com/politics/story…

WHERE WE ARE: Donald J. Trump slams California. Says under state policy California can “take children away from their parents and sterilize them.” Doyle McManus reminds Los Angeles Times readers this is not happening. latimes.com/politics/story…

Robert F. Kennedy Sr. today in 1968: “The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry, the strength of our marriages or the integrity of our officials”

Trump's chief immigration advisor Stephen Miller says Trump would assemble “a giant force” including National Guard troops to seize undocumented migrants. Could Trump really do that? From a legal standpoint, yes Doyle McManus latimes.com/politics/story…

Why have so many environmental groups endorsed President Biden’s reelection, even though they've criticized many of his decisions? "They’ve considered the alternative," Los Angeles Times columnist Doyle McManus writes: latimes.com/politics/story…

It's the end of an era: David Lauter is leaving Los Angeles Times later in 24 after 40 yrs of explaining national politics to SoCal readers w/wit, insight & style. We covered prez campaigns & big Congressional fights & there was no one I'd rather be in the trenches with. He'll be missed

Biden is old. Trump is too. Only one of them would trash the Constitution. Here in the swing-state @lasvegassun lasvegassun.com/news/2024/jun/…

It took Biden three campaigns and more than 30 years to win the presidency. It should come as no surprise that he’s resisting suggestions that he give it up now. Doyle McManus latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Most striking fact of the day (so far): Walz “is the first Democratic vice-presidential pick since 1964 who did not go to law school.” washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Man awaiting sentence for business fraud launches crypto company with founder of company called Date Hotter Girls, which I'm not making up nytimes.com/2024/09/16/tec…

Yale Law School grad incapable of judging whether calling Puerto Rico “a floating pile of garbage” is racist. Sad

NEW: In the popular telling, Jimmy Carter was overwhelmed and over-matched by inflation and Iran’s ayatollah. Then, in a great second act, he spread goodness, peace and light. There's truth to that account. But it overlooks much and distorts the rest. latimes.com/politics/story…

On-the-ground coverage of fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena is paywall-free in the Los Angeles Times -- another reason to support local journalism latimes.com/california/liv…

Here’s tomorrow’s front page of the Los Angeles Times. All our fire coverage is here, and the paywall has been lifted: latimes.com/california/liv…

Trump says he wants to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. But he’s acting like Putin’s wingman Doyle McManus latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Robert F. Kennedy Sr. today in 1968: “The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry, the strength of our marriages or the integrity of our officials”

Two prominent families suddenly making millions from crypto deals in the Middle East: those of Donald Trump and Steve Witkoff, his special envoy theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

Peter Baker, Don Graham and Jerry Seib are right, as usual. To quote Peter: "In a flash-and-bang era, Dan showed us day in and day out that there is no substitute for hard work and expertise."

Trump claims his first six months of foreign policy have been an epic success. In reality, he’s failed to achieve most of the goals he set — and he’s damaging U.S. power in the process Los Angeles Times