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Los Angeles fire officials were reportedly distracted by special requests from politicians and high-profile residents during the first crucial hours of the Woolsey Fire last November, an after-action report of the wildfire said this week. The requests were mostly to ensure the safety of specific homes as the fire spread rapidly through the county, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. The review did not say which politicians and VIPs were involved or how the requests affected the firefight. “We have to understand we probably have some of the wealthiest communities in America, and with that comes a certain amount of political power,” Los Angeles Fire Assistant Chief Tim Ernst said in the interview Friday, the Times reported. He said that any requests should go through the proper channels to make sure they don’t become a distraction. Ernst added that requests from politicians are common during most large-scale wildfires. Four people died in the fire that started Nov. 8 and burned 96,949 acres; it was the most destructive wildfire in modern California history with more than 1,600 structures were destroyed. The Ventura County Fire Department used up most of its resources on the Hill Fire which started just before the Woolsey Fire but burned fewer than 5,000 acres, leaving the LAFD and L.A. County Fire Department to deal with the Woolsey Fire themselves, the L.A. Times reported. During the initial hours of the fire, firefighters reportedly said there wasn’t enough water, direction and communication from fire incident leaders.

Corrections reform is the rarified air of politics that seems to have universal appeal. While you can find the details of the bill elsewhere, the process was fascinating. Ingredient #1 - I believe you must start by having a policy that is well thought out, researched and likely to deliver the promised outcomes, and most importantly, solves an identified problem. First Step Act - CHECK Ingredient #3 - Citizens who care about the issue. Unfortunately, recent times have left many citizens feeling undervalued and not represented, but the loud voice of a people united moves even the most unlovable issues. Over the past decade dozens of advocacy groups have formed from multiple perspectives – conservative and progressive, religious, families of the incarcerated, families of and victims/survivors, formerly incarcerated individuals – all of which care about good criminal justice policies. Great to see that in the case of the First Step Act the notion of not letting good be the enemy of great seems to have won over a plurality of this vocal and effective collective. - CHECK Ingredient #6 - Stakeholder group support. - CHECK Ingredient #7 - A “cause celeb.” As much as we hate it, and deny it, celebrity voices move public opinion significantly. John Wetzel is the chair of The Council of State Governments Justice Center, president of the Association of State Correctional Administrators and Secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections.

Kim Kardashian says she had to educate Kanye West on politics after his visit to the White House last month. As you know, the rapper distanced himself from his MAGA-loving ways on October 30 following months of slinging support for President Donald Trump and controversial figures like Candace Owens, tweeting: "My eyes are now wide open and now realize I’ve been used to spread messages I don’t believe in. "I feel like he's very misunderstood and the worst communicator. But, when we talk about it, we have very similar politics," the reality star explained. "He's very not political, actually, he just happens to like Donald Trump's personality, but doesn’t know about the politics. I think it gets really misconstrued. I could also co-exist with someone and still have different political views. He never said that he supports that. But he's just fighting for free thought and freedom to like a person even if it's not the popular decision." Kardashian, meanwhile, has been working closely with Trump on prison reform.

Even though Kanye West has been outspoken in his controversial support of President Donald Trump, wife Kim Kardashian insists that her husband doesn’t understand “the politics” of the president — but likes his “personality.” “I feel like he’s very misunderstood and is the worst communicator,” Kardashian said of West in an interview with CNN commentator Van Jones on Wednesday at a criminal justice reform conference. West is “very not political, actually. He just happens to like Donald Trump’s personality — but doesn’t know about the politics,” said Kardashian. “So I’ve educated him recently.” She explained: “I know it’s very confusing because when you see someone wearing a red [“Make America great again”] hat, you would think that they are supporting that. “But I also do believe people have their own journeys. I know his heart, so I know that one day what he’s been trying to say will come out.” Check out the rest of the interview in the video above. Kardashian’s comments about West begin at 26:00. He said later on Twitter that he had been “used to spread messages I don’t believe in.” He referred to his apparent support for a movement that encourages black Americans to leave the Democratic Party for the Republicans — but offered no other specifics about how he had been used. — ye (@kanyewest) October 30, 2018 CORRECTION: A previous version of this story indicated that “Blexit” is black support for Brexit. A Minnesota nonprofit that uses the term to refer to investing in black-owned banks and businesses has sent Owens a cease-and-desist letter over her use of the name.

Kanye West says he's "distancing" himself from politics. Run by Conservative commentator Candace Owens it encourages black Americans to quit the Democratic party. It seems Kanye West intends to step away from politics altogether now. Report Writing to his 28.7 million followers the musician said: "I support creating jobs and opportunities for people who need them the most. Apparently he meant to write "amend". And his performance on the American comedy show Saturday Night Live a few weeks ago sparked outrage and amusement in equal measure. "So many times I talk to a white person and [they] say, 'How could you like Trump, he's racist?'" Kanye West has been very upfront about his support for President Trump. Kanye West ended this latest series of messages saying: "I believe in love and compassion for people seeking asylum and parents who are fighting to protect their children from violence and war." Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Kim Kardashian West went back to the White House to talk prison reform with President Trump’s top aides, including Jared Kushner. Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle are joined by Mark Osler, an expert who was in the room. » Subscribe…

Wednesday was quite day for "this town," featuring an apparent rogue cadre of Trump administration officials trying to restrain the president, the second day of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a congressman auctioneering to drown out a protester, and Kim Kardashian West advocating for criminal justice reform. Here's a recap of what happened in politics on Wednesday: "Quiet resistance" within the White House If President Trump was already paranoid about leakers in the administration, he has even more reason for concern today. The New York Times published an anonymous op-ed it says is by a senior official in the Trump administration, who wrote that there is a "quiet resistance" to the president within his own administration "working diligently" to block Mr. Trump's "worst inclinations." The op-ed claimed that a number of administration officials were working to restrain the president's "half-baked, ill-informed and occasionally reckless decisions." Mr. Trump suggested that Woodward might be a "Democratic operative" and that the publication of the book was timed to interrupt the Kavanaugh hearings. Day 2 of the Kavanaugh hearings Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sat before the Senate Judiciary Committee until well into Wednesday evening for his second day of confirmation hearings, answering mainly friendly questions from Republican members and testy interactions with Democratic members. The hearing was interrupted intermittently by protesters. Selling a protester to the highest bidder There were two other noteworthy hearings on Wednesday by the Senate Intelligence Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the role of social media in politics. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg appeared at the Senate hearing, but Google declined to send a representative. Dorsey acknowledged that Twitter's verification system needs an overhaul — including possible promotion of reporters' tweets.

Trump commuted the life-sentence of Alice Johnson, a woman in prison for drug-trafficking, after Kim Kardashian lobbied for a pardon on Johnson’s behalf. Ari Melber examines how none of Trump’s pardons were formally recommended to him by the DOJ’s Acting…

Last night in New York City was the 70th annual Met Gala/costume party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The theme this year was “Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” and attendees included celebrities from Kim Kardashian to Tom Brady. We…

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