
Los Angeles mayoral race shows shift in policing debate in heavily Democratic city
CNN
In his first foray on the Los Angeles mayoral race's debate stage Tuesday night, billionaire developer Rick Caruso came out swinging as he tests whether a frustrated electorate in this heavily Democratic city will extend a chance to a former Republican turned independent who registered as a Democrat just two months ago.
The top contenders, all Democrats, had been eager for their first chance to contrast their records with their newest, big-spending rival ahead of the June primary. But Caruso, leaning on his past experience as a member of the Los Angeles Police Commission who has proposed putting an additional 1,500 officers on the street, launched a series of attacks while arguing that an outsider would be best suited to handle the city's problems.

Facing deadly Iranian drone attacks across the Middle East, the US military has been rushing defensive systems into the region while adjusting to a threat that has come to dominates modern battlefields and carries echoes of a weapon that haunted service members during the 20 years of the war on terror.












