Author name: Mona Buchanan

American foreign assistance is experiencing an existential moment. The foreign assistance budget appears to be on the chopping block, and the primary agency responsible for delivering foreign assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development, is undergoing rapid, unplanned disassembly. Some are saying it’s time to give up on foreign assistance altogether, but is it? As […]

Cyclists sped past on a trail overlooking the Los Angeles River near Dodger Stadium as a group of city officials and members of Congress walked to a neighborhood park filled with native plants, trees and picnic tables — an example of larger parks and green spaces that are planned along the river with support from

When is a hockey game more than a hockey game? When a president places a pregame call to pump up the players, a prime minister offers postgame commentary, and monuments such as the Empire State Building and Toronto’s CN Tower are lit up in national colors for the contest. The NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off final

Within the first days of the Trump administration, the president signed an executive order that promoted aggressive sweeps to round up and deport people living in the U.S. illegally. The city of Los Angeles has adopted sanctuary city policies and more recently a law that prevents Immigration and Customs Enforcement from using city employees and

Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking Congress to approve an additional $39.7 billion in aid to help Los Angeles recover from the catastrophic damage wreaked by the January firestorm, which he warns could become the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Newsom sent a letter Friday addressed to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.); House Minority Leader

WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court on Friday turned down President Trump’s appeal on his effort to fire an agency official. Instead, the justices said they would weigh in on the matter only after a judge rules next week on whether the firing was legal. The decision is a small and temporary setback for Trump and his

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to set conditions on federal disaster assistance to Los Angeles as it rebuilds from the Eaton and Palisades fires, a top aide to the president said Friday, indicating that the California Coastal Commission would be a central target of the White House. Ric Grenell, a longtime ally to President Trump,