Los Angeles Times
September 2026
U.S. troops leave Iraq, but future of Iran-backed militias remains uncertain
The departure of the United States from the Kurdistan Region under these complex regional circumstances, without the provision of a defense system, is a matter of concern,
As we step back and hand full primary responsibility for Iraq’s security to the Government of Iraq and the brave people of Iraq, U.S. and Coalition forces stationed across the region will remain ready to respond to any ISIS threats that arise,
This day is a victory for the United States, a victory for Iraq.... We’re getting the hell out of there.”
So long as Iran is at war, it will continue operationally working with these groups in Iraq, and there’s nothing that the Iraqi government can do about it at the moment, and they’re not going to give up their weapons,
Because of your grit, sacrifice and professionalism, ISIS no longer poses a systemic threat to Iraq’s national security and Iraqi security forces,
How is this fragmented government with no U.S. support going to be able to fight these groups?”
I said I want every screw taken,
By the way 18 is too many, but [the Iranians] lost 4,500, we lost 18, and we have — very soon you’ll see, things happening very soon — but we have a nation that’s been virtually destroyed,
House Speaker Mike Johnson stumping and fundraising for California GOP congressional candidates
Mike Johnson, speaker of the U.S. House, is set to arrive Wednesday in California for visits to the Central Valley and Inland Empire
California Republicans are on the verge of extinction because of the White House action,
California’s House races will decide whether working families keep fighters like David Valadao, James Gallagher, Kevin Lincoln, and Jim Desmond or get more of the same from Democrats who raised costs, left the border wide open, and made communities less safe,
If it weren’t for Republican efforts to redraw Texas, Proposition 50 wouldn’t have seen the light of day,
I’ve never asked for sympathy. I’ve never asked this country to feel sorry for me. I’ve never asked for anything,
That’s why Mike Johnson is swooping in to try and save their fledgling campaigns. Voters won’t forget who sold them out to hand massive tax breaks to billionaires and wealthy corporations by gutting health care and food assistance, championing chaotic tariffs, and refusing to rein in a costly war that has sent gas prices soaring,
Fewer California Republicans approve of Trump, poll says. That could hurt GOP midterm chances
We’re looking at the best case scenario for Democrats at this point,
That might actually have a galvanizing effect on voters,
Republicans are losing some of their enthusiasm in terms of being motivated to vote,
Anthropic says its AI models could manipulate, blackmail and harm humans
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York
As SpaceX has exemplified, IPOs are now more and more about returning value to private market investors than generating value for public market investors,
It’s not just about the threat AI may pose to humanity. More immediately, it’s about what ‘model misbehavior’ means for whether or not they can scale,
'I'd rather die here than in Africa': Migrants describe violent deportation flight
This is a deliberate attempt by the Trump administration to place refugees whom the U.S. government has determined need protection directly in harm’s way,
They sent me to a failed state,
Tell us where you’re taking us,
His mom was detained by ICE. Two months later, he died by suicide
My mom was the one who would take care of him when he would have those bad thoughts,
I’ve never seen him cry like that,
To the ICE agent who took away my mother: I hope it was worth it,
Hundreds, if not thousands of individuals were held without process that was owed to them.”
It is beyond cruel to suggest that this Court would let her sit in custody another four months,
It was just me, my aunt and the officer who was watching,
He really did try to get better,
With bans and taunts, Trump escalates his assault on the media
Presidents almost always feel that bad press is a feature of their staff’s poor communication of their policies — not that the policies themselves are unpopular or ill-advised,
In the... What I find most striking about Trump’s press action is that he has made it unabashedly personal,
Since President Trump does so much of his communication, though, this deflection is less available,... thus the problem is with the press itself, not the policy or its purveyor.”
NFL asks Department of Homeland Security to remove Brian Dawkins video from immigration post
The league requested DHS take down the video,
The Border Is Closed.”
DHS is playing lockdown defense at the border. We will use every Weapon at our disposal, from A to X, to keep Americans safe,
Senate OKs a sweeping college sports bill. Here's what it would do
If we’re going to be having a national competition … it is only Congress that can establish a clear and enforceable legal rule book,
THE PROTECT COLLEGE SPORTS ACT is a great Bill, and the Senate will hopefully stay in D.C. until it passes,
Congress does need to fix the mess in the courts and create a national framework so the people inside college sports can enforce fair rules,
Trump supercharged ICE. Now battleground candidates are scrambling for a message
Americans don’t trust that Democrats are even willing to enforce immigration laws, so obviously there’s a lot of pressure on the party to rectify that,
A lot of Republican candidates are struggling to figure out a message on what had been a great political strength that has turned into a major liability,
Kern County was ground zero for these ICE raids last year. What did Valadao do or say about it? Absolutely nothing. This is somebody who likes to pretend they’re a moderate on immigration. He voted to triple ICE’s budget,
It feels like it went from ‘let ‘em all in’ to ‘kick ‘em all out,’
The idea that somehow we can’t say ‘abolish ICE’ because we’re so afraid of what they’re going to say, when we’ve seen ICE terrorize people in our streets,
The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today,
A new flash point in the Iran war: The narrow strait called the 'Gate of Tears'
We don’t need a drone or a missile,
We have a very strong defense agreement with Saudi Arabia, and we will live up to our commitments in that agreement.”
The Houthi militias’ use of the safety of navigation as a tool for blackmail threatens not only Yemen. It is taking hostage the entire global economy,
They don’t want to attract international military operations,
You hear so much about Bab el-Mandeb, you’d think we would be like New York, with skyscrapers and money,
For third time, Supreme Court rejects Missouri's bid for another GOP-leaning House district
At this late date, ordering reversion to the 2025 map in the midst of an ongoing election would usher in electoral chaos,
As a matter of state law, the 2022 map — not the 2025 map — must be used in the 2026 congressional election,
A grand display for Xi reveals the limits of Trump's summitry
The elaborate pageantry matters precisely because there is still relatively little substantive progress to showcase,
The U.S.-China relationship has settled into a managed stalemate. It has stabilized at the top without stabilizing underneath,
I don’t think anyone will be surprised if there are no significant agreements,
We do not need to avoid mentioning competition, but our competition should be a healthy one, and should be kept within bounds,
Let’s be very clear on this one point,
It should be a race of catching up with one another, not a wrestle in which one either wins or loses. China and the United States must hold the line of no conflict, and no confrontation between us... Our two militaries should maintain regular dialogue, and improve mechanisms for crisis communication and prevention,
Supreme Court upholds Trump's expanded citizenship data checks, stoking fears of voter purges
The federal Government has an obligation to respond to requests from state and local election officials seeking to verify the citizenship of voters,
The government has recklessly created an error-laden master citizenship database that endangers millions of Americans’ privacy and voting rights,
Trump's trade war with Canada adds a challenge in Senate races
This trade war is certainly not helping the president and his party in the midterms,
He’d much rather be talking about the Republican plan for affordability,
It is a Liberal takeover that will end very badly. Already showing up in their numbers. Big unemployment. ‘Oh Canada
It doesn’t make things easier. It’s not helping,
Can Democrats flip the House? Here's the latest in key races
Cait is as serious as it gets about keeping our country safe,... just like she is serious about bringing down the cost of housing, healthcare and energy.”
Radical socialists are winning Democratic primaries,
Tax the rich? California voters are divided, according to new poll
When you’re going about taxing the billionaires’ assets, I mean that’s something kind of new and different, and it’s risky, and the governor’s against it, and you know a lot of people are expressing caution about it,
Xi, in lavish Trump summit, urges 'human control' over AI
I tend to think we focus too much on the optics,
The decisions we make in these areas today can promote peace and prosperity for decades and decades to come,
What we discussed was setting up a mechanism — so it’s going to be called the U.S.-China AI Dialogue. We’ve agreed to meet again,
The most likely scenario seems to be the establishment of a hotline — though how useful that will be depends on who will be staffing it, and how much each government prioritizes it,... and likely some discussions about issues blocking cooperation, like distillation, with a promise to engage in ongoing dialogue.”
Trump is someone who loves spectacle, and right now the spectacle is working in both leaders’ favor,
Our two militaries should maintain regular dialogue, and improve mechanisms for crisis communication and prevention,... The Thucydides trap can be overcome.”
Both China and the United States are leading nations in artificial intelligence,
We do not need to avoid mentioning competition, but our competition should be a healthy one, and should be kept within bounds,
Given Trump’s statements going into the summit about not wanting guardrails, I have tepid expectations about tangible outcomes” on AI
China and the United States, as two major countries, stand to gain from cooperation and will both lose in confrontation,
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Macklemore announces new Free Palestine tour, after Ed Sheeran tour dismissal
If these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it’s that something has shifted over the last three years,
People are asking artists to show up, educate themselves and be in community. To use the stage for more than entertainment,
Waymo offers new incentives for commuters on public transit
It’s a way for them to to show a willingness to integrate within cities and to be more complementary rather than replacing,
San José has always believed innovation should make everyday life work better,
Public transit networks and shared autonomous vehicles are part of a complementary mobility ecosystem,
Access to transit is really something that transit agencies need to put focus on,
We’re proud to invest directly in this connectivity to make everyday commutes easier and more affordable,
Cocaine, crypto and soccer: Accused kingpin from Uruguay fights U.S. case
I don’t owe the United States anything,
To this day, all they’ve done is call me a suspected drug trafficker,
We wanted to inform you and explain how you could resolve your issues with the United States discreetly and professionally,
I am smarter than the entire DEA put together,
In every country, it’s become clear to me that all they want is my money,
I still don’t know what I’m doing here,
It gives a more salacious nature to what was originally just a money laundering conspiracy case,
The justice system today, worldwide, is rotten to the core,
Sons, mothers of people killed by ICE agents demand answers: 'We still have so many questions'
Every community in America should be asking itself: How long will it be until ICE is in our city?”
We still have so many questions
It’s time to vote them out.”
Its deeply distressing to know that Ruben’s final moments were consumed by confusion, fear, pain and disregard for his life,
I haven’t heard anything from any Republican whatsoever,
The reality is that there are so many more stories. There are so many more names that you will never hear,
I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the United States,
I am just a regular person, but I care deeply about my community, my state and my country,
Trump, addressing U.N., threatens to 'annihilate' Iran if war continues
I have a big decision to make,
I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election,
Iran’s goal was to complete their mad dash to a nuclear bomb from behind this conventional nuclear shield,
We will get it done and get it done fast,... It doesn't make sense for Iran not to (make a deal),
Chabria: A 'fight worth fighting': Paramount settlement is less than desired, more than nothing
This has a ripple effect that goes through the entire federal enforcement system because they showed they could do something that was very difficult,
Once [Newsom] once came out on the other side, it made things really, really difficult,
If I were in California, I’d be proud of the attorney general. At the end of the day, he got the best he could,
It will be good for consumers, good for prices, good for jobs, good for choice, quality, competition,
I think we’re going to get it in California,
As world leaders converge on U.S., Trump seeks to demonstrate control
This solution is a great one for the United States of America, Denmark, Greenland and all of our Allies,
My question is, if and when do I blow the entire nation up?”
He’s not banning media outlets. What he’s doing is saying we’re not going to give you special access to the White House if you engage in what is effectively propaganda,
We really need to send a memo around explaining we’ve got midterm elections coming,