With midterms underway, Justice Department presses California to withhold flagged voters' ballots
Federal officials have given California election officials 48 hours to prove the citizenship of voters flagged as…
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Chabria: The U.S is in the death business. Newsom can change that, and win votes
Under President Trump, the federal government is increasingly normalizing death and corruption as tools of state power.…
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Commentary: Bass vs. Raman: Here's who won the L.A. mayoral debate
Times columnists weigh in on the final mayoral debate before the Nov. 3 election.
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Live chat: Our columnists analyze L.A.'s mayoral debate
Times columnists comment in real time on the Los Angeles mayoral debate between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.
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Guilfoyle quits Greece post amid latest allegations of improper profiting by Trump associates
Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned as U.S. ambassador to Greece amid allegations she engaged in improper and possibly…
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Republican Steve Hilton leans on cheeky ads, voter discontent in long-shot campaign for governor
Hilton has tried to walk a fine line, appealing to the 6 million Californians who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 while…
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How the GOP weaponized trans issues and left Democrats searching for a strategy
For the second election cycle in a row, the rights of transgender people have taken center stage politically, despite…
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Barabak: Is there a doctor in the House? Backlash to Trump, RFK Jr. may boost their political ranks
Anti-vaxxers and attacks on the nation's public health system have spurred hundreds of doctors and scientists to seek…
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With Senate majority up for grabs, candidates fight for 'kingmaker' voters
Eight Senate races are considered the most competitive, nearly all in states with significant swaths of people…
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Commentary: Public executions are the work of tyrants. Now, the U.S. is joining in
Should plans for the live stream of Nidal Malik Hasan's killing become a reality, our peers will be countries that the…
Read at source →U.S. plan to livestream execution by firing squad draws bipartisan, international outrage
Vice President JD Vance said he would not watch a livestream of the execution, and expressed doubt that is 'actually…
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Medicaid reckoning awaits next California governor after program's rapid expansion
Medicaid Reckoning Awaits Next California Governor After Program's Rapid Expansion
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With Hollywood's history of failed mergers, this is the rocky road ahead for David Ellison and Skydance
Ellison and his team must braid together two huge film studios (housing nine film labels), four streaming services,…
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White House targets Stanford, Caltech and tech giants in visa crackdown
The White House is expanding its campaign against international workers, targeting elite study and work visa holders…
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ICE detainees sprayed with toxic cleaner during COVID crisis to get six-figure payout in settlement
Hundreds of detainees said they suffered lasting health issues when guards sprayed a toxic cleaning agent during the…
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Trump says he won't let Iran strike L.A. or San Diego: 'Not going to let that happen'
Trump told a Texas rally that the U.S. would not allow Iran to strike Los Angeles or San Diego, two days after his…
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Private prison company sues California over civil rights law for immigrant detainees
GEO Group operates several detention centers for people being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It's…
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Arellano: What Steve Hilton doesn't get about Xavier Becerra's parents
What more proof do California voters need that Hilton is laughably out of touch with how we live? Many Mexican…
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Hilton warm on tax cuts, tepid on Trump, cold on offshore wind during gubernatorial town hall
At a town hall, Steve Hilton takes shots at Xavier Becerra and lays out his plan for California.
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FBI whistleblower alleges Trump ordered investigations of L.A.-area immigration protesters
A former FBI intelligence analyst has alleged that President Trump ordered the FBI to launch unconstitutional…
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Lopez: 'Take out' L.A. or San Diego? This buffoon thinks Trump was way out of line
California officials react to Trump targeting of San Diego, L.A.; White House claims 'media freakout'
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Trump loves to bash California to rally the base. 'Let 'em take out' L.A. is just the latest
Bashing California is a reliable applause line in red states like Nebraska, Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma, where Trump…
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Becerra's 'son of immigrants' story emerges as latest flash point in governor's race
Democrat Xavier Becerra, the frontrunner to become the state's next governor, often invokes the story of his parents'…
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ABC says it's second-guessing news coverage decisions due to FCC's TV license review
The Disney-owned network said the threats from President Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr are having a chilling…
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Bernie Sanders boosts wealth tax while labor argues it would devastate California's economy
Labor leaders argue that the billionaires tax includes a loophole that would allow state lawmakers to tax the savings…
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Supreme Court sounds wary of state-based climate change suits against oil producers
Oil and gas producers hope the Supreme Court will shut down scores of lawsuits over the effects of climate change.
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Department of Homeland Security buys two more detention centers in California for $950 million
The GEO Group, a Florida-based private prison corporation, announced Monday that it had sold the detention facilities,…
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Former Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News
Leavitt joins a long line of former White House officials who have made the jump to TV news punditry.
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When is war not 'war'? In Iran, according to the U.S.
Trump administration officials have attempted to distance themselves from the word 'war' when discussing the ongoing…
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Meet the Fox News correspondent leading the fight for press freedom at the White House
As president of White House Correspondents Assn., Jacqui Heinrich goes to bat for the 1st Amendment rights of her…
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Supreme Court to weigh whether oil companies can be forced to pay for climate damage
The outcome of the Colorado case could affect California's 2023 lawsuit against the five largest oil companies and…
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Barabak: What's going to happen in the midterm election? Find out here. (Maybe)
Two of the country's top political prognosticators see Democrats likely seizing the House and possibly the Senate. The…
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Provocative, sexually suggestive ad by Hilton campaign condemned by political allies on the right
GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton faces backlash from fellow Republicans and Democrats over a provocative ad.
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Why hasn't the Trump administration decided the fate of TPS for Salvadorans?
The Trump administration still hasn't reached a decision, plunging the Salvadoran community into uncertainty and…
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Contributor: There's federal progress on women's health. No joke
States have been the laboratory for policy changes on menopause care and hormone access, and the feds are now following…
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Trump is campaigning in reliably red states, a sign of midterm concerns
Trump is rallying in Republican strongholds such as Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama, betting that his presence will be…
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