Newsom invites Trump to California, urges against politicizing ‘human tragedy,’ disseminating ‘disinformation’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom invited President-elect Trump to visit the Golden State to witness the destruction wildfires have wrought, meet with victims and thank first responders. The governor’s message to Trump Friday came as fires continued ravaging parts of California. Newsom urged against politicizing “human tragedy” and disseminating “disinformation.” NEWSOM CALLS TRUMP’S CLAIMS ‘PURE FICTION’ … Read more

Politicians quibbling as LA burns: Gavin Newsom’s latest beef with Trump

California governor calls president-elect’s claim that water is being withheld from southern California ‘delusional’ Gavin Newsom, California’s Democratic governor, appeared briefly to put his long-running feud with Donald Trump to one side on Friday, when he invited the president-elect to Los Angeles to survey devastation from the wildfires and meet with first responders, firefighters and … Read more

Joe Biden got plenty right at home, but on the world stage he let himself be taken for a fool | Simon Tisdall

In another era, the outgoing president would have made a great cold war leader. Instead, his tenure was dogged by errors, naivety and overcaution In a week when the US bade a sad farewell to Jimmy Carter, presidential legacies came under particular scrutiny. Yet few presidents are widely remembered beyond their lifetimes, their “historic” achievements … Read more

Republican congressman calls for halting of disaster relief to California

Warren Davidson of Ohio says aid should be withheld until the state ravaged by wildfires reforms forestry management A Republican US congressman from Ohio has called for federal disaster relief to be withheld from California unless the state reforms its forestry management practices that some blame for the rapid spread of wind-fanned fires that broke … Read more

How could Trump’s second term affect DEI initiatives in the US?

The president-elect has disparaged DEI. As Meta and Walmart drop diversity goals, here’s how others may follow Even before Donald Trump won the election in November, multiple companies with announced they were ending their diversity initiatives. After the election, some of the country’s largest companies announced they too were sunsetting some of their corporate programs. … Read more

Trump’s punishment for his crimes? None | Moira Donegan

At many points, it looked as if he never would be sentenced. That he was sentenced to nothing, then, is itself a small victory What kind of a sentence, exactly, is an “unconditional discharge”? When Judge Juan Merchan, of New York, issued the sentence on Friday, he declared that President-elect Donald Trump, convicted in his … Read more