Bobby Caina Calvan

Reporter, McClatchy Newspapers

Guest

Reporter for the Sacramento Bee, currently on assignment in Baghdad for McClatchy Newspapers

Bobby Caina Calvan on KCRW

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has lashed out at American forces who are holding three high-ranking figures from Saddam Hussein's regime.

US Stalls Executions of Chemical Ali and Two Former Aides to Saddam

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has lashed out at American forces who are holding three high-ranking figures from Saddam Hussein's regime.

from To the Point

More from KCRW

The nation’s capital will have extensive military presence next week when Joe Biden takes the oath of office and becomes the 46th U.S. president.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

On Wednesday, supporters of President Trump heeded his call to go to the U.S. Capitol, where Congress was certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November 2020 election.

from KCRW Features

Gov. Gavin Newsom has named Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ Senate seat. He’ll be California’s first Latino U.S. Senator.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Josh Barro and Ken White talk about the legal ramifications for the people who mobbed the U.S. Capitol building, and for President Trump.

from LRC Presents: All the President's Lawyers

In LA County right now, COVID-19 is killing one person every eight minutes .

from Greater LA

Facebook has banned President Trump, at least until his term is over. Twitter issued a 12-hour suspension of his account on Wednesday.

from Hollywood Breakdown

The peaceful transition of power for the first time in US history appeared to hang in the balance this week.

from Life Examined

Following the January 6 insurrection at the U.S.

from Greater LA

Immediate financial relief topped Governor Gavin Newsom's wishlist in an ambitious $227 billion spending plan he released Friday for the upcoming fiscal year.

from KCRW Features