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Los Angeles Times - Politics

Free from L.A., Eric Garcetti is reinventing himself in India

4 months ago

Column: Trump has big plans for California if he wins a second term. Fasten your seatbelts

1 month ago

Will hackers, trolls and AI deepfakes upset the 2024 election?

15 days ago

Michael Cohen is pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump trial witness

5 hours ago

Can this Central Valley Democrat beat the Newsom curse?

22 hours ago

Column: Champagne wishes and caviar dreams ... of a Senate seat in Wisconsin?

22 hours ago

Biden's upcoming graduation speech roils Morehouse College, a center of Black politics and culture

15 hours ago

Supreme Court rejects payday lenders' challenge to Obama-era consumer protection bureau

17 hours ago

A secretary of State walks into a bar: Mixed reviews after Blinken rocks out in Kyiv

1 day ago

Supreme Court upholds new Black-majority district in Louisiana that may elect Democrat to Congress

1 day ago

What do Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping want from each other?

1 day ago

Biden administration is moving ahead on new $1-billion arms sale to Israel

1 day ago

Biden, Trump agree to debates: June 27 on CNN, Sept. 10 on ABC

1 day ago

Newsom administration unveils new $20-billion cost estimate for delta water tunnel

14 hours ago

Column: Meet the comedians telling hilarious jokes about climate change

19 hours ago

California legislators want to review controversial electric charge

1 day ago

After Assembly issues apology for California's role in slavery, some reparations bills die in Senate

7 hours ago

Single-payer healthcare meets its fate again in the face of California's massive budget deficit

9 hours ago

Secret FBI files allege former L.A. city attorney lied to feds, likely obstructed justice. He denies it

7 hours ago

California psychedelics bill that would bring 'magic mushrooms' into the mainstream fails – again

10 hours ago

Gavin Newsom, during his speech at the Vatican on climate change, accuses Trump of 'open corruption'

17 hours ago

The United States of California, a series exploring the state's vast impact on the nation

15 days ago

Gov. Kristi Noem, who wrote of shooting her dog, to speak at California GOP convention

1 day ago

Planned Parenthood announces latest outside spending plan in California congressional races

2 days ago

Biden, Trump head to Southern California in June for big-dollar fundraisers

3 days ago

Arizona's economy is booming. But Biden struggles to reap benefits from voters

4 days ago

Column: What a surly California governor's race can — and can't — tell us about the Biden-Trump rematch

4 days ago

Policy, Issues and Agencies

15 days ago

Blinken, in a somber visit to Kyiv, reasserts U.S. support for Ukraine

2 days ago

Iowa law lets police arrest migrants; the federal government and civil rights groups are suing

5 days ago

Biden administration wants to speed up deportation for some migrants. How will it work?

7 days ago

Mistrust, fights and blood sport: How COVID-19 trauma is shaping the 2024 election

7 days ago

Chinese President Xi's trip to Europe: 'Charm offensive' or canny bid to divide the West?

7 days ago

Berkeley schools chief grilled by Congress on claims of rampant antisemitism in K-12 classrooms

8 days ago

Column: California farmers are low on water. Why not help them go solar?

2 days ago

Michael Cohen is boring, and that's trouble for Trump

2 days ago

L.A. city council president does a U-turn on scandal-tainted colleagues

5 days ago

High housing costs may be California's biggest problem. The state's politics haven't caught up

5 days ago

California bill to scrutinize new electric charge dies in Assembly committee

8 hours ago

Calmes: The Supreme Court's conservatives onstage, unplugged, unrepentant

22 hours ago

Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses 2 California ballot measures, including rent control expansion

1 day ago

CNN to adapt popular British comedy quiz show for Saturday nights

1 day ago

Inflation improves slightly in April, but high cost of housing remains a big obstacle

1 day ago

Climate change is central to both Pope Francis and Newsom. But do Catholic voters care?

1 day ago

Ethics reform measure will go to L.A. voters. Critics say it's watered down

1 day ago

Abcarian: 'Diaper Don'? Trump's supporters turn the tables on his puerile critics

1 day ago

Will North Korea be a bigger threat under Biden or Trump?

1 day ago

North Carolina law would enhance penalties on those wearing masks at protests

2 days ago

Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds for crucial votes

2 days ago

Check stubs, fake receipts and blind loyalty: Cohen offers insider knowledge in Trump trial

2 days ago

Drew Barrymore urged VP Kamala Harris to be 'Mamala of the country.' The internet recoiled

15 days ago

Biden's Morehouse College graduation invitation draws backlash

15 days ago

The abortion debate is giving Kamala Harris a moment. But voters still aren't sold

15 days ago

Obama, Clinton and big-name entertainers help Biden raise a record $26 million for his reelection

1 month ago