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He bemoaned the lack of political clout wielded by Latinos in L.A., especially when compared with the Black community.

Abdoullakh Anzorov, the young man of Chechen origin who wielded the knife, is dead – shot by police in the minutes after his attack.

Presidents have an extraordinary amount of discretion when it comes to disaster aid, which Trump reportedly wielded as a political cudgel during his presidency.

The notion that legality and ethics are irrelevant and that the raw power wielded by society's status quo should alone determine who wins and loses has always been fundamental to far-right politics.

County deputy who wielded the gun during the incident — said he owned a security company and had worked for Iza for about two weeks.