The face of fake news and Fox’s Trump era has finally been dismissed. “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to mutually part ways,” Fox News announced. Tucker Carlson has been with Fox News since Nov. 14, 2016. He was a subsequent replacement for Bill O’Reilly who was fired due to a series of sexual assault allegations. Carlson...
Biden officially announced his re-election campaign last week. Currently, three candidates are running for president out of the Democratic party. Aside from Biden, Democratic candidates include Marianne Williamson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. It’s unlikely that either candidate will win the Democratic nomination over Biden. However, there is one primary contestant who was likely to receive it, had Biden...
In an effort to assist students who are struggling, or who are at risk of failing core curriculum classes, LAUSD middle and high schools implemented four “acceleration days” this school year to help supplement time lost during the academic day. With many students still falling behind after the pandemic disrupted their educational journeys, these acceleration days were a last...
Last week, a New York Times report about the discovery of classified documents, pertaining to the war in Ukraine, and other national security concerns, sent the intelligence community into a frenzy. This week, a 21 year-old member of the Massachusetts National Guard, named John Texiera, was arrested in connection with the leak. Just as quickly as he was brought...
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been recently outmaneuvered by Disney in a legal battle over the entertainment giant’s self-governing. This battle is one of many in the year-long war between DeSantis and Mickey Mouse, first instigated by Disney’s opposition towards DeSantis’ controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Since Disney’s recent legal victory, which nullified DeSantis’ takeover attempt, the governor...
Elon Musk is continuing to flex the social media power that he holds through his acquisition, and domination, of the Twitter platform. The credibility of news organizations that do not uphold his extreme ideals are under attack again and are now being labeled as “US state-affiliated media” or “government-funded media” if they receive any form of government grants. This...
In California’s latest budget proposal, Governor Gavin Newsom called for UCLA to join the University of California Transfer Admission Guarantee, TAG, program or risk losing $20 million in ongoing state funding. TAG currently guarantees admission to six UC campuses for California community college transfer students if they meet specific academic requirements. However, the most competitive UC institutions—UCLA, UC Berkeley,...
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has just approved a two-year plan that entails closing the Men’s Central Jail. The goal of this plan is to lessen the jail population by a few thousand. Since this plan was devised in 2021, there has been little progress in decreasing the number of people in custody.
According to the LA Times,...
Governor Gavin Newsom introduced a bill on March 28 that aims to protect gasoline consumers without compromising the environmental promise to end state reliance on fossil fuels. The bill, authored by Sen. Nancy Skinner, and co-sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta, was thoroughly debated. The compromise would allow the California Energy Commission to take on responsibilities regarding the imposition...
The Supreme Court is supposed to be the highest, most impartial court system in the United States. Justices are appointed for life to prevent their decisions from being swayed by the court of public opinion. These justices are also supposed to adhere to a code of conduct that prohibits even the “appearance of impropriety.” For over two decades, Supreme...