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A new set of ambitious but achievable goals could break the longstanding pattern of overpromising and underdelivering.

American soft power recovered after low points during the Vietnam and Iraq wars, as well as during Trump's first term. But once trust is lost, it is not easily restored.

The news media and the rest of us should know by now that presidents have a habit of hiding their health problems.

Restarting debt collection 'requires step-by-step individual consideration,' writes an L.A. Times reader. 'That's not happening.'

'The future is hot, dry and windy,' writes an L.A. Times reader. 'We need to require our electric utilities to take this seriously.'

'If the city can't handle this, give your millions to the local Palisades organizations to directly support our recovery,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'The election is long over, and rehashing how it was lost does nothing other than add to the smokescreen that tries to mask the madness of our current administration,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Chaotic, backlogged, unwelcoming ERs are the canary in the coal mine of a dysfunctional healthcare delivery system riddled with misaligned incentives and priorities.

No matter where, when, to whom and how you ask the question, Golden State voters support giving immigrants without authorization a chance to become citizens.

Individuals born in the United States will struggle to prove their own citizenship and their children's.