Fifty years ago this month I moved to Sacramento and a few months later, just after Jerry Brown became governor, began covering politics for the long-defunct Sacramento Union newspaper. I have lived in five different homes — soon to be six — and my workplaces have always been in downtown...
Nations at UN Climate Talks Agree on $300B a Year for Poor Countries in a Compromise Deal
BAKU, Azerbaijan — United Nations climate talks adopted a deal to inject at least $300 billion annually in humanity's fight against climate change, aimed at helping poor nations cope with the ravages of global warming in tense negotiations in the city where industry first tapped oil. The $300 billion will...
What to Know About Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump’s Pick for Labor Secretary
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor in his second administration, elevating a Republican congresswoman who has strong support from unions in her district but lost reelection in November. Chavez-DeRemer will have to be confirmed by the Senate, which...
What to Know About Scott Turner, Trump’s Pick for Housing Secretary
Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump choice to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is a former NFL player who ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump's first term. Turner, 52, is the first Black person selected to be a member of the Republican's Cabinet. Here...
Trump Taps Investor Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump picked Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury secretary Friday, tapping a billionaire hedge fund manager to lead an economic agenda that is expected to be built around raising tariffs and cutting taxes. Bessent, the founder of the investment firm Key Square Capital Management, has emerged...
NATO Head and Trump Meet in Florida for Talks on Global Security
BRUSSELS — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the head of NATO have met for talks on global security, the military alliance said Saturday. In a brief statement, NATO said Trump and its secretary general, Mark Rutte, met on Friday in Palm Beach, Florida. "They discussed the range of global security...
Why Cranberry Sauce Is America’s Least Favorite Thanksgiving Dish – and 5 Creative Ways to Use It
There is always that one dish on the Thanksgiving table - overlooked while the mashed potatoes and gravy steal the spotlight. Surprisingly, this much-maligned side dish has been a part of American tradition for centuries and holds endless possibilities beyond its original purpose, perfectly suited to be reinvented in unexpected...
‘Get Somebody Else to Do It’: Trump Resistance Encounters Fatigue
WASHINGTON — In the days after Donald Trump’s electoral victory, thousands of people revived the grassroots movement that opposed his first term in office. Marchers in Manhattan took over streets carrying a block-wide banner that read, “We Won’t Back Down.” Activists in Los Angeles and Chicago decried Trump’s abortion and...
Anti-Vax Activists Dominate RFK Jr.’s HHS Transition Team
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s transition team for the Department of Health and Human Services includes several prominent anti-vaccine activists, raising concerns about the future direction of public health policy. Kennedy, recently tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead HHS, has assembled a team that includes Del Bigtree, a well-known anti-vaccine...
Wing ‘Wizard’ Harry Potter to Play for Australia’s Rugby Team. Let the Puns Begin.
LONDON — Australian rugby player Harry Potter has already heard all the puns. He better brace himself for a few more after being picked Friday to play for his country for the first time — fittingly in the city where the famous books about his fantasy namesake were written. Potter,...