Pink brought sincerity and punk energy as the host, musical numbers by "Cats," "Ragtime" and "Chicago" popped, and Maya Rudolph and Cole Escola mined comic gold.
The push to investigate what the president's allies saw as a "deep state" cabal intent on taking him down set off cascading crises, ended careers and undercut the department's credibility with judges.
Ms. Raman, a progressive lawmaker, pulled into second place in the race to see who will face Mayor Karen Bass in November. There are more votes to be counted.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated little interest in managing his sprawling department as he focuses on food and vaccine policies, according to colleagues.
The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.