The archive of all headlines from August 24, 2017, organized by time of publication.
A day after stoking the nation’s racial tensions at a political rally in Phoenix, Trump gave a subdued speech, read from a teleprompter. The president paid tribute to veterans and cast himself as a champion of the armed forces. California Journal
“If we have to close down our government, we’re building that wall,” President Trump told a raucous rally in Phoenix, widening a rift with his own party.Escalating tensions between the president and Congress endanger delicate negotiations in the coming weeks to keep the government running.
President Trump said that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio should «feel good," hinting that he will be pardoned. California Journal
President Trump said that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio should «feel good," hinting that he will be pardoned. Politics
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sought to dispel reports of a deteriorating relationship with President Trump, insisting they remain in «regular contact» over shared Republican Party goals. Politics
The president has transformed the bully pulpit into a sort of vanity project, staging events not to advance any substantive agenda but to vent and, as aides admit, bask in the adulation of supportive audiences. Sports
Analysis: The president has transformed the bully pulpit into a sort of vanity project, staging events not to advance any substantive agenda but to vent and, as aides admit, bask in the adulation of supportive audiences. Sports
Land costs are what really drive up housing prices and make homeownership increasingly beyond the reach of so many Californians. Lawmakers can't do much about that. Sports
America’s Heroin Epidemic
The corporate-friendly policies that have been a driving force of the Democratic agenda for decades are under heavy attack from an ascendant left, led by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. NATION
Barack Obama was called the ‘best gun salesman on the planet’. But with Trump in the White House, gun companies’ sales are down, and profits are falling
Andrew Holland’s death has provoked outrage in San Luis Obispo County, a record $5-million legal settlement, and questions about the way California jails handle a sharp increase in the number of mentally ill inmates. Politics
“If we have to close down our government, we’re building that wall,” President Trump told a raucous rally in Phoenix, widening a rift with his own party.Escalating tensions between the president and Congress endanger delicate negotiations in the coming weeks to keep the government running.
Interior secretary Ryan Zinke says his recommendations include boundary adjustments for some locations among 27 national monuments
Andrew Holland’s death has provoked outrage in San Luis Obispo County, a record $5-million legal settlement, and questions about the way California jails handle a sharp increase in the number of mentally ill inmates. ESSENTIAL POLITICS
Andrew Holland’s death has provoked outrage in San Luis Obispo County, a record $5-million legal settlement, and questions about the way California jails handle a sharp increase in the number of mentally ill inmates. L.A. Now
Interior secretary Ryan Zinke says his recommendations include boundary adjustments for some locations among 27 national monuments
Today’s ruling construed the measure’s requirement that death penalty appeals must be decided within five years as merely 'directive,' not mandatory. L.A. Now
The ruling finds that a five-year deadline for death penalty appeals is a directive, not mandatory. L.A. Now
John F. Kelly, the new chief of staff and a retired Marine general, is seeking to calm the chaotic churn around President Trump but not to directly control his behavior.Two memos sent to the staff on Monday detail how Mr. Kelly wants information to get to the president, and how Mr. Trump will respond.