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January 30, 2026, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time

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‘It’s All About Us Now’: Video Shows Bovino’s Orders to Agents in L.A. Raids

The Border Patrol commander gave agents wide latitude to arrest people as immigration raids began last summer. Similar tactics were later used in other cities.

Crypto Billionaires Try to Build a Moderate ‘Counterforce’ in California Politics

Chris Larsen and Tim Draper, two outspoken Silicon Valley leaders, are planning to spend tens of millions of dollars to elect moderate state lawmakers this year.

Newsom Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Dr. Oz Over Fraud Video

Dr. Mehmet Oz, a top federal health official, posted a video that accuses Armenian Americans in California of health care fraud.

Dodgers’s Andrew Friedman is Bullish on His Club’s Rotation. Here’s Why

For as impressive as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster is, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman knows that the club’s rotation has the chance to be particularly special in 2026.

Hollywood’s North Road Studio Acquired by the European Production Giant Mediawan

Peter Chernin, an industry veteran who founded North Road in 2022, said his deal with Mediawan met a need to get bigger in an era of consolidation.

Can This Man Break Disney’s Succession Curse?

Josh D’Amaro is widely considered a front-runner to be the company’s next C.E.O. His biggest challenge might be escaping Bob Iger’s shadow.

The Immigration Battle Comes, Loudly, to Budget Hotels

“No sleep” protests have used noise and other tactics to target ICE agents at hotels, leaving the owners, often immigrants themselves, caught in the middle.

A Democratic Critic of Newsom Will Run to Succeed Him

Matt Mahan, a moderate Democrat who serves as mayor of San Jose, Calif., is entering the crowded race for California governor.

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