Blame Hollywood’s “unwokening” and the extraordinary rise of right-wing podcasters on slop: intellectually bereft, emotionally sterile content that’s shaped by data and optimized for clicks.

Forget the era of “Bernie Bros.” Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drew a record crowd in Los Angeles with a new message aimed squarely at Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

A pattern that began almost half a century ago is about to play out in the Pacific Palisades. Big houses will get bigger, the total number of units will shrink, and the housing crisis and climate crisis will continue to cause chaos.

Incarcerated firefighters play a crucial role in a state where wildfires seemingly get worse every year. But the state’s shifting politics may stymie efforts at reform.

Donald Trump is spreading blatant lies about the Los Angeles fires.

Donald Trump used a trip to disaster-hit areas to promise the end of the federal disaster assistance agency.

The House speaker is ready to commit political blackmail.

Donald Trump took a moment to reflect on the devastating impact of the Los Angeles fires.

Kristi Noem wouldn’t commit to stopping Donald Trump from conditioning disaster funds.

A widely praised novel several years ago foretold some of what we’re witnessing today—but got the political response very, very wrong.

The wealthy will ride out the crisis on private islands—or so the story goes. Instead, they’re sticking around, distorting housing and insurance markets.

Los Angeles is scheduled to host the 2028 Summer Olympics.

Republicans have suggested conditioning the relief funds to California.

Senator Tommy Tuberville has some thoughts on aid for the Los Angeles fires.

Republicans, in the peak of cruelty, are turning the L.A. fires into a political bargaining chip.

Musk was fact-checked by an L.A. firefighter in his own livestream after repeating a popular lie about “water shortages.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s new theory is just as bad as her first one.

Senator John Barrasso wants to politicize the disaster.

Ukraine is offering assistance to California, even as the president-elect’s son bashes the country for no reason.

House Republicans have released a potential “menu” of government cuts—all of which are guaranteed to make it harder for Californians to recover.