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SAN DIEGO -- I don't remember seeing anything this wild on NBC's "The Apprentice."

The religious tyrants who lead Iran must have read President Donald Trump's 1987 bestselling book, "The Art of the Deal." The book spells out Trump's favorite tricks for how to get the upper hand in any negotiation by aiming for the moon, maximizing leverage, ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- I'm good with God. It's His most imperfect creation -- i.e., man -- that I have problems with.

This Easter Week, I'm sorting it out. I'm trying to get comfortable with my faith despite being uncomfortable with organized religion.

At 58, I've never felt closer to God -- or farther away from regular churchgoers.

In the last 10 ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Here in California, there is a weird vibe surrounding the state holiday formerly known as Cesar Chavez Day.

The world's fourth-largest economy wasn't built by tech bros or Hollywood studios. It was built by farm workers. The sweat of these essential workers helps the state's agricultural industrial complex generate more than $60 ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Is Cesar Chavez too big to cancel? Apparently not. The cancellations are happening with lightning speed.

In fact, in a major rebuke, California lawmakers said Thursday they intend to rename the March 31 state holiday commemorating the labor leader's birthday from "Cesar Chavez Day" to "Farmworkers Day."

Disturbing allegations ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- President Donald Trump has blown up every bridge he built to Latinos and many of those who pulled the lever for him now have a bad case of voters' remorse.

In November 2024, on his way to being elected to a non-consecutive second term, Trump got as much as 48% of the Latino vote.

Yet, Trump's job approval rating among Latinos is...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- This is definitely Marco's moment.

When you have a president who makes foreign policy his jam, his secretary of state is sure to be at center stage -- especially when he moonlights as national security adviser.

-- On Feb. 28, just hours after the United States had launched strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump was holding ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Americans are living in the Age of Obstinance. When it comes to politics, we're single-minded and we double down.

We take a stance, and we dig in. We're reluctant to admit that we voted for the wrong person, or that our position on an issue is no longer valid. We're taught to bluster and pontificate. We're also taught to never ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- I bet Kristi Noem needs her comfort "blankie" right about now.

The Homeland Security Secretary was fired Thursday by President Donald Trump, who showed repeatedly in his first term that he will not hesitate to cut loose an employee who makes him look bad -- and that he reserves the prerogative to do so in a most humiliating ...Read more