When coach Billy Donovan walked into the locker room after the Chicago Bulls dropped a miserable 124-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in their home opener, the air was already buzzing with frustration. Donovan asked the team if they … Continued
Mike who? Some three chaotic weeks after the shocking ouster of Kevin McCarthy, the new Republican speaker of the House is Mike Johnson, a hard-right legal warrior turned little-known legislator from Louisiana, a deeply religious, 51-year-old father of four who … Continued
SAN FRANCISCO — A near disaster involving an off-duty pilot who admitted to experimenting with magic mushrooms may doom efforts to decriminalize psychedelics in California. The alarming incident happened just weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would … Continued
BEIJING — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s trip to China this week was billed as a climate mission, but he also engaged in high level governmental discussions on forced labor in Xinjiang, the repression of democracy in Hong Kong and fentanyl exports. … Continued
Democrats want to address climate change. Republicans want to tackle our national debt. Both sides are concerned about China. There’s a way to deal with all three issues: putting a price on carbon. Europe is already ahead of the game. … Continued
As the votes for Rep. Mike Johnson to become House speaker piled up, diplomats who work closely with Washington were left scratching their heads … and Googling. And Googling some more. “Mike Johnson?” replied one member of the British shadow … Continued