Calmes: Trump decries 'communism' while his government takes ownership of companies
As former Republicans recently said, 'Trump is the closest we've ever come to communism.'
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Lopez: On Skid Row, it's been decades of frustration. Will the next mayor have a plan?
Exhausted Skid Row merchants' rep: "If something is working down here, you can't prove it by me."
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Nexstar launches its first digital subscription service with The Hill Insider, aimed at political junkies
The service, priced at $5.99 and $9.99 a month, will offer deeper looks at Washington-based news and trends.
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Iran ceasefire is 'over,' Trump says, and orders additional strikes
Iran has targeted American military sites in the gulf after the U.S. launched strikes on several places in Iran and…
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Instead of uniting the left, California's billionaire tax measure has split Democratic allies
The union leader behind California's proposed billionaire tax was in talks with Gov. Gavin Newsom to take it off the…
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Seth Doane and Jim Axelrod among contenders for '60 Minutes' roles
CBS News is closing in on replacements for Scott Pelley and other departures from the venerable news magazine.
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Chabria: UC could go back to using the SAT and ACT for admissions. Here's why that doesn't add up
UC is not Harvard, and was never meant to embody that type of self-perpetuating exclusivity disguised as a meritocracy.
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Black mold and $1 wages: Settlement forces immigrant detention centers to protect workers
A settlement announced this week now affirms that private immigrant detention facilities are subject to California's…
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Platner's collapsing campaign in Maine adds new midterm pressures for Democrats nationwide
Platner had entered the race as an outsider and was seen as riding a progressive, anti-establishment wave of support.
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DHS buys two California immigrant detention centers for $1.5 billion
The purchase comes as the Department of Homeland Security has moved to scale up its capacity to detain immigrants…
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Disney's ABC spars with the FCC (again) in defense of 'The View'
The FCC has received more than 77,000 public comments in its inquiry into whether the ABC show deserves an exception…
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom sought to redefine the role of first spouse. Now, she faces her biggest test
Siebel Newsom faces a predicament as her husband positions himself as Trump's chief antagonist and prepares for a…
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Trump heads to NATO as tensions simmer with Europe
President Trump's grievances with several European governments over their refusal to join the U.S. war with Iran have…
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FIFA's reversal of red card after Trump phone call prompts international uproar
Trump frequently pushes the boundaries of long-standing norms. He also has a history of using phone calls to pressure…
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Even without birthright citizenship, Supreme Court co-signs much of Trump's immigration agenda
Recent Supreme Court decisions raise significant consequences for immigrants who have made their lives in the U.S.
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14 propositions that could remake California taxes, housing, healthcare and elections
In addition to high-stakes U.S. House races, California voters in November will also weigh in on a slew of ballot…
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Barabak: Happy Birthday, America! You've weathered another rough year
War, inflation and presidential grifting mark an Independence Day best put in the past. But America has made it through…
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Trump refashions America's 250th as a celebration of himself
Historians say the nation's 250th anniversary has become a politicized spectacle, a celebration of an imperial…
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How Roberts led a fractured Supreme Court to wins for the right and defeats for Trump
In President Trump's second year back in the White House, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the court punctured his…
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Facing setbacks and resistance, Trump presses bid to reshape elections on multiple fronts
President Trump has spent months waging an unusually aggressive campaign to reshape how states run elections.
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Trump wants to show off D.C. for the Fourth. His construction is in the way
Trump has fixated on making changes to the nation's capital in his second term.
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Bill to ban sex offenders from running for office fails in California Senate committee
State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) voted against AB 2753, which would have banned sex offenders from running for…
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As Trump reports $2.2 billion in 2025 income, ethics experts raise alarms
Critics described President Trump's money-making ventures as "bribery" and "corruption." The White House denied any…
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Trump administration sues California over 'Glock ban' law targeting machine gun pistols
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing California over a state law that took effect Wednesday restricting sales of…
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Chabria: Birthright citizenship ruling was a win for democracy — and a warning about erasing history
Birthright citizenship narrowly prevailed at the Supreme Court. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's opinion reads as a…
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Legal correspondent Paula Reid expected to join MS NOW after CNN departure
Reid 's planned departure comes ahead of the impending merger of CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount.
Read at source →Inside the California ICE detention boycott over $18 coffee grounds, $21 tampon boxes
More than 300 detainees are estimated to have signed grievance letters sent to facility administrators, according to…
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Arellano: The sad inevitability of Justice Alito's birthright citizenship dissent
During his 2005 confirmation hearings, Alito praised his father as an 'extraordinary man who came to the United States…
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Commentary: Even in ugly times, the bicentennial united us. America 250 still can
If grassroots America could find reason to celebrate in the shadow of political assassinations, a crippling gas…
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Newsom signs off on 100% California tax for money from Trump's $1.8-billion 'slush fund'
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed off on legislation that would levy a 100% California tax on payouts from Trump's…
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Supreme Court will decide a gun-rights challenge to blue-state bans on assault weapons
California's long-standing ban on semiautomatic assault rifles could be struck down by the Supreme Court.
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For crucial federal agencies, the veneer of independence is stripped away
The ruling letting the president oust members of historically independent agencies without cause has shaken…
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British regulator may challenge Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
'For US consumers, this merger has become a proxy fight about political influence and control of media,' according to…
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Supreme Court strikes down Watergate-era limits on campaign funds for political parties
The Supreme Court ruled again that campaign funding is free speech protected by the 1st Amendment.
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Supreme Court rules that states may ban trans athletes from girls' sports teams
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court said the federal Title IX law envisioned separate teams for girls and boys based…
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Supreme Court rejects Trump's plan to limit birthright citizenship
The justices said Trump may not revise the Constitution and change citizenship laws in an executive order.
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