What is going to happen to the largest delegation in Congress? How fiery will Newsom be in his final state of the state address today? Those and more predictions about California politics in my latest for Roll Call: rollcall.com/2026/01/08/e...

Will the debate leading up to our redistricting election be one of substance or brute politics? Well, I have good news for partisan hacks and congressional nerds alike: On Nov. 4, there’s a little something for everyone. rollcall.com/2025/09/11/i...

On this, @rollcall.com’s 70th anniversary, I’m wondering how we can all be stewards of that community. It starts with attempting to reclaim the idea of a shared reality in politics. rollcall.com/2025/06/18/c...

[E]ven with all of that, I believe in D.C. And I think it’s best experienced in your 20s and 30s. If you can stick it out through your 30s, the possibilities in your 40s are broader and brighter. rollcall.com/2025/05/20/h...

Paging all historians! I need to know if this is first time urinals have been mentioned in an executive order.

🚨🚨🚨🚨 Video confirmation that the pope was at game one of the 2005 world series meaning I have officially watched a baseball game with THE POPE

In an alternate universe, Georgia Gov. @staceyabrams.com is reading to children at the LA Times Festival of Books today.

The real test of the Fighting Oligarchy show is what happens next in congressional districts across California this week, I write in my latest column for Roll Call. rollcall.com/2025/04/22/t...

Experts say this new rule will raise health care costs for transgender people and possibly encourage health insurance companies to deny claims involving gender-affirming care, since the Trump admin is taking so many actions to oppose it.

Up to 2 million people could lose their health care coverage in 2026, if a recently proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is finalized. I break down one part of this proposal here: how trans people, many of whom already live in poverty, could see higher health care costs

People roasting in the LA sun during free concert and “Fighting Oligarchy” rally downtown with @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social

Spotted tonight on Highway 5.

Didn’t have the “Obama-Biden war on showers” on my bingo card today.

The state that once was a clear foil to President Donald Trump has mounted a muted defense and cautious offense, I write in my latest Roll Call column. rollcall.com/2025/04/08/c...

And @nytimes.com echoes that call in “A playbook for standing up to President Trump” “Any institution that stands up to Mr. Trump should be prepared to make sacrifices. Universities may have to spend more of their endowments, as they do during economic downturns.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...

Harvard’s @larrysummers.bsky.social writes in his column that there are reasons to dip into endowments. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...

Glad @booker.senate.gov is getting people of all ages to tune in - this is how it’s done.

For these young Palisades Charter High School journalists, it's the story of their lives, covering the aftermath of the wildfire that damaged their campus.

This just in from the White House: I have determined that the following additional rescissions are necessary to advance the policy of the United States to restore common sense to the Federal Government and unleash the potential of American citizens.

This just in from my CSpan feed: both of California’s senators vote No on government funding bill.

@usc-585.bsky.social 👋

For Democrats, it’s time to get rude — my latest column for Roll Call. There’s a disconnect between how people are feeling and what they are hearing from the opposition party. rollcall.com/2025/03/04/f...

Aha! Thanks

Did anyone get the quake warning? Nothing here, 2 miles from epicenter.

So, please tell me there’s Earthquake BlueSky, I really don’t want to open X

Spotted in Oceanside

This was the best piece of journalism I consumed this week: a clear-eyed examination of the idea of a constitutional crisis. Highly recommend. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/p...

An important read from the week by phenomenal LAT reporter @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social, who notes, “I’ve been hit by tear gas and arrested for this paper, and what we’re going through now is demonstrably worse.” latguild.com/news/2025/2/...

Campus ROTC program ending its DEI curriculum. Students report on what that could lead to at USC and beyond. www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/02/14/u...

When the aliens are studying Earth 300 years from now I bet this one will be a head scratcher.

From the “what a difference 8 years and an owner with an agenda makes” files, here are the t-shirts the LA Times had custom printed after being banned from a briefing in 2017. “We will not shut up” in all the languages spoken by the newsroom.

Turned on CSpan, caught this gem.

Terrific, depressing @columjournreview.bsky.social piece on the LAT owner who fails to see the hard work and value of his paper at the time of the city’s greatest need. www.cjr.org/business_of_...

My column aims to focus on the view from the West, so I’d already been planning to write about California’s drop in clout at the start of this Congress. It seems all the more relevant now as my community is literally sifting through the rubble of two historic fires. rollcall.com/2025/01/28/d...

Trump’s words changed Springfield, Ohio. Its Haitian community is waiting to see whether the anti-immigration rhetoric imperils their status — and the city's economic resurgence. My first dateline from Springfield: 19thnews.org/2025/01/trum...

Appreciate the clear communication @nytimes.com Still proud to be a subscriber and worth every penny.

AG "shall investigate the activities of the Federal Government over the last 4 years" inconsistent with this free speech exec. order and make "recommendations for appropriate remedial actions to be taken based on the findings of the report." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

I remember feeling so devastated when we learned Jose was just a few months past the age cutoff for DACA. I’ve heard people tell him to get in line when there was no line to get in for people like him, brought to the U.S. as a child.

After 31 years, 4 months, and 28 days—11,473 days—I’m finally documented. To watch the full episode of this journey, head over to YouTube.com/defineamerican or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Avocados ARE nice, Congressman Golden

This is without a doubt the coldest I have ever been in my life. We had to wait for hours and hours on this platform. Gotta admit I’m surprised by the move indoors.

President Joe Biden said Friday that he believes the Equal Rights Amendment has met the requirements needed for ratification but he did not order the archivist to publish it. Without publication, the move is largely symbolic. 19thnews.org/2025/01/youn...

Important reminder to anyone mad enough at an owner to cancel a subscription: local news provides vital community information.

Gas in Los Angeles was 77 cents a gallon when Die Hard was filmed. Merry Christmas!

Still counting votes: Kamala Harris has now crossed the 75 million threshold.

My latest for Roll Call. The column aims to provide a window into the West, and out here, the idea of mass deportations goes far beyond the undocumented student population on a college campus. rollcall.com/2024/12/19/t...

When people learn that I teach journalism they ask me about AI. It's rapidly transforming our daily work, and remains misunderstood in many ways. I co-wrote an essay for the Center for PR’s annual Relevance Report. Read it by downloading a free copy of the report here: annenberg.usc.edu/relevance

It’s not easy to report on your own news outlet. But @raineytime.bsky.social does it here with clear and direct writing - a true service to the second largest city in America which deserves a robust media. 👏 www.latimes.com/california/s...

While I am procrastinating, I will admit to this newish space that I wept a little when I saw the trailer for the new Dexter. One of best characters of all time. New Blood was terrific and this feels even more nostalgic. Christian Slater as Harry? Count. Me. In. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw8Z...

Okay, this list came out in September and I should be grading, but I just found it and had to come here to rage that Westworld does not appear anywhere on it. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...