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The crew had just poured a concrete foundation on a vacant lot in Altadena when I pulled up the other day. Two workers were loading equipment onto trucks and a third was hosing the fresh cement that will sit under a new house. I asked how things were going, and if there were any problems…
The 2020 presidential election is history, but a legal dispute over Fox Newsβ reporting on President Trumpβs false claims of voter fraud is heating up. A motion for summary judgment by voting equipment company Smartmatic filed Tuesday in New York Supreme Court laid out in detail how phony allegations that it manipulated votes to swing…
πListen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast appπ Does Donald Trump always chicken out or is Sir Keir Starmer in the dark about what is going to happen next in the Middle East? The US president has paused military action in Iran for five days, but pressure remains on the UK government…
It is “Liberation Day” III – the third tariff deadline set by Donald Trump. Countries without bilateral trade agreements will soon face reciprocal tariffs – ranging from 25% to 50% – with a baseline of 15% to 20% for any not making a deal. He has delayed twice, from April to July and from July…
In the push to expand as quickly as possible, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is aggressively wooing recruits with experience slapping handcuffs on suspects: sheriffβs deputies, state troopers and local cops. The agency even shelled out for airtime during an NFL game with an ad explicitly targeting officers. βIn sanctuary cities, dangerous illegals walk free…
πListen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast appπ As Iran names its new supreme leader oil prices skyrocket, sending shockwaves across the global economy – but how will the UK government deal with the issue? US President Donald Trump claims the surge is a “small price to pay” for peace – but…
Sir Ed Davey has written to King Charles to explain why he believes he has to refuse his invite to a state banquet for Donald Trump. The Lib Dem leader said on Wednesday he will be boycotting the dinner next month during the US president’s second state visit to the UK because of the situation…
VIENNAΒ βΒ On their 30th wedding anniversary, the couple from Mexico were determined to fulfill a long-deferred aspiration: a visit to this storied former Hapsburg capital. And they didnβt come just to catch an opera and savor the Sachertorte. βWe always wanted to see el penacho de Moctezuma,β said Gema Vargas, referring to the feathered headdress widely…
βEverybodyβs very happy, βcause the sun is shining all the time.Looks like another perfect day. I love L.A.β β Randy Newman Ever since its founding in 1781, Los Angeles has been labeled as the City of Angels. But the future president of the United States has a far less heavenly opinion, predicting in a fiery…
DraftKings is entering the red-hot prediction markets business, launching technology that lets users trade contracts linked to sporting and financial events.Β DraftKings said event contracts will be available for trading in 38 states and that the company will eventually expand beyond sports and finance into other markets, such as entertainment and culture. The sports betting…
