Blake Musick’s first Bible, given to him as a child by his parents, was a hardback King James Version with an illustration of Jesus teaching some children on the cover. His second was a large-print edition, acquired as a teenager, with a thick zippered cover to protect it as he...
Trump Escalates Threat to Hit Iranian Power Plants After US Rescues Downed Airman
President Donald Trump on Sunday escalated his threats to bomb Iranian power plants within the next two days and taunted the country’s leaders in an expletive-laden social media post. Trump, seemingly emboldened by the successful U.S. rescue of an American airman in Iran over the weekend, issued a new ultimatum...
A $1.8 Billion Company With Two Employees? AI Made It Possible
LOS ANGELES — Matthew Gallagher took just two months, $20,000, and more than a dozen artificial intelligence tools to get his startup off the ground. From his house in Los Angeles, Gallagher, 41, used AI to write the code for the software that powers his company, produce the website copy,...
With California Gas Prices Soaring, Now’s Not the Time for New Oil Regs
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Californians are hurting, struggling to get by under the high energy costs that have become a hallmark of life in our state. And rather than bring down costs, a proposal from regulators to update the state’s “cap-and-invest” program...
Trump Administration Files Emergency Motion to Resume Ballroom Work, Citing Security Issues
A judge's order to stop construction work on a White House ballroom poses security risks, the Trump administration argued in an emergency motion that seeks to set aside the ruling. The emergency motion filed on Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia argues that U.S....
Trump Gives Iran 48 Hours to Make a Deal, as Hunt Goes on for Missing US Pilot
Iranian and U.S. forces were searching for a missing American pilot on Saturday from one of two warplanes downed over Iran and the Gulf, while President Donald Trump warned Tehran time was running out on his latest deadline for a deal to end the war. The prospect of a U.S....
US Agents Arrest Relatives of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani After Revoking Their Green Cards
U.S. federal agents have detained the niece and grand-niece of late Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their lawful permanent resident status, the State Department said on Saturday. "Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs...
For House Republicans, an Exodus Rivaled Only by Trump’s First Term
As the midterm election cycle gets underway, lawmakers are departing the House of Representatives in droves — propelled by age, political calculations, and sheer frustration with the dysfunction and paralysis of the institution. The number of Republicans departing the House this cycle is one of the highest since 1930, according...
Every President Tries It, but It Never Works
A year ago President Trump declared “Liberation Day,” unleashing the highest tariffs in more than 80 years in an attempt to end a system under which, he argued, “foreign leaders have stolen our jobs, foreign cheaters have ransacked our factories and foreign scavengers have torn apart our once-beautiful American dream.” To...
US Intelligence Warns Iran Unlikely to Ease Hormuz Strait Chokehold Soon, Sources Say
Recent U.S. intelligence reports warn that Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz any time soon because its grip on the world’s most vital oil artery provides the only real leverage it has over the United States, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The finding suggests...