The House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on oversight of the Justice Department devolved into insults and chaos on Wednesday. One telling example: whether Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Trump administration would apologize to survivors who were named, unredacted, in the department’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation files. Among the documents released late last month, the Justice Department […]

It has now been several very long days since the Super Bowl and Bad Bunny’s raucous, joyous, extremely popular halftime show, stuffed with celebrities, heartfelt tributes to Puerto Rico and Latino culture, and a pointed listing of most countries in the Americas. Meanwhile, as one cannot help but be aware, at the same time on […]

Actor James Van Der Beek, famous for his role as Dawson Leery in the hit late ’90s show “Dawson’s Creek,” passed away on Tuesday morning. He was 48 years old. “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace,” his family said in […]

The FBI is conducting an extensive new search near the home of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother, Nancy. On Wednesday morning, the FBI posted on social media that numerous agents were conducting the search along multiple roadways in the Catalina Foothills related to the investigation. This is happening in the general neighborhood of […]

Nice try, Kid.

Two people were killed early Wednesday in a rollover crash on the southbound 405 Freeway in Westchester, prompting hours-long lane closures and a SIG Alert, authorities said. The crash was reported just after 2 a.m. north of La Tijera Boulevard in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Fire officials said a white […]

Much of Southern California was hit with significant rain Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The brunt of the precipitation was felt Tuesday night, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service, who also said steady rain would be felt Wednesday morning. The storm system, described by NWS as “potent,” exited the region earlier than anticipated, but […]

Brad Karp stepped down as chair of Paul, Weiss — but it was a soft landing.

When government fails, public frustration doesn’t just build — it metastasizes. And when the failure drags on long enough, extreme partisanship rushes in to fill it. Not with policy, with politics. Not management, messaging. The result is whiplash.