
Doyle McManus
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Doyle McManus is a former Washington columnist for the Los Angeles Times. During his long career at The Times, he has been a foreign correspondent in the Middle East, a White House correspondent and a presidential campaign reporter, and was the paper’s Washington bureau chief from 1996 to 2008. He was director of the journalism program at Georgetown University from 2018 to 2022. McManus, a native of San Francisco, has lived in Washington, D.C., since 1983 but still considers Hermosa Beach his spiritual home.
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Elon Musk has rampaged across the federal bureaucracy to President Trump’s cheers. But if disaster strikes, it could blow up in Trump’s face.
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Column: Trump says he wants to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. But he’s acting like Putin’s wingman
Trump claims he wants to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. But lasting peace will require helping Ukraine defend itself, and Trump has never agreed to that.
Democrats in Congress seemed surprised as President Trump fully unleashed Elon Musk to upend the federal government. Can they mount a real opposition?
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Column: Trump isn’t an isolationist. He’s a bully — and that’s hurting U.S. influence in the world
Trump was labeled ‘isolationist’ over disdain for alliances. That doesn’t fit a president who says he’s willing to send troops to Gaza, Greenland and Panama to grab prime real estate.
Trump has been back in the White House for two weeks and is already remaking the federal government — and trying to create an imperial presidency.
President Trump promised an inaugural address focused on “unity,” but what he delivered was long on promises and anger toward opponents.
Will Trump take the opportunity this time, in his second inaugural speech, to talk of unity? Or will it be more ‘American carnage’?
Trump wants to take Greenland from Denmark, make Canada the 51st state and retake the Panama Canal, threats reflecting his view that might makes right.
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Column: Biden’s legacy, like Jimmy Carter’s, is complex — and it’s in Donald Trump’s hands now
Jimmy Carter showed that presidents seen as failures on leaving can be viewed generously years later. What about Biden? His legacy is in Trump’s hands.
A column is a recurring opportunity to err in plain sight, then repent, Doyle McManus says. Election years offer extra chances for bad guesses.