Starting at 10:30 a.m. ET today, the FCC will meet to vote and—most likely—kill net neutrality. Here's where to watch, and here's a thread on what you can do to make your voice heard before and after the vote. As the Republican
The contest to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the Senate is finally over, and the Democrat won. The president says the loss in Alabama, despite his endorsement, is no big deal; after all, he saw it coming. A Democrat hasn’t won a Senate seat in Alabama in almost
Ahead of today's special Senate election in Alabama between Roy Moore and Doug Jones, Alabama’s Supreme Court has stayed a judge's order that all ballots, which Alabama typically destroys after an election, must be preserved for at least six months. As news broke of yesterday&
The five-day siege of Southern California is beginning to come into focus, with more than 500 structures burned. An LATimes photographer explains how to shoot wildfires. Human rights activists in Singapore explain what it’s like to work in a country where conversations can be illegal. Authoritarian governments and
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Congress passed a two-week spending measure to keep the government open. The next shutdown deadline is the Friday before Christmas, when lawmakers will be leave for home, placing additional pressure on solving the partisan budget impasse. In a rare outcome, a white police officer who killed a black citizen
The world condemns Trump’s Jerusalem announcement, and protests break out in Gaza and the West Bank. Thanks to Trump, people are spending more on newspapers, social advocacy groups, and civil and social organizations. What the Republicans have learned from the White House: You can say anything you want; the
Rohingya refugees, hurricane debris, the President getting the finger: here are the top 25 news photos of 2017. Wind-driven wildfires burn out of control around Los Angeles; officials predict a tough battle for the rest of this week. “The President stole your land.” Patagonia will sue the White House
Deutsche Bank, Mr. Trump’s biggest lender, hands some of Trump's private banking information over to Mueller Alas, none of Trump’s tweets this year made Twitter’s list of most retweeted, though three of Obama’s did. “The Mormons came into this area in 1879. Since the
Early this morning, Senate Republicans passed their tax bill, much to the joy of plutocrats and those who believe they're just a lottery ticket away from becoming one. A pair of economists, one from each side of the aisle, discuss the finer points of the GOP tax plan—
