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Los Angeles Times - Politics

Former aide to Gavin Newsom speaks out about their affair while he was San Francisco mayor

7 months ago

What to know about new allegations that Trump made racially insensitive comments on 'The Apprentice'

5 months ago

Trump elected as the United States' 47th president following wins in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania

1 minute ago

Must Reads: Avenatti accused of embezzling nearly $2 million that NBA player paid ex-girlfriend

28 days ago

Video shows immigration agents interrogating a Latino U.S. citizen: 'I'm American, bro!'

6 hours ago

'We need to find these people': L.A. immigration raids a sign of what's to come, officials say

1 day ago

On eve of G-7 summit, world leaders are ready for Trump

3 hours ago

Minnesota legislator slain, another wounded in 'politically targeted' attacks

5 hours ago

Charles Rangel's funeral mass draws big names who celebrated the late congressman's life

1 day ago

Federal judge blocks Trump's firing of Consumer Product Safety Commission members

1 day ago

Here's what to expect at the Army's 250th anniversary parade on Trump's birthday

1 day ago

A letter demanding data on Cuban medical missions roils Caribbean, the Americas

1 day ago

Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court

1 day ago

Agitators? Narcissists? L.A. politicians search for the words to sum up protest chaos

10 hours ago

Granderson: Don't wait for an election year to listen to Black men

15 hours ago

Chabria: The gaslighting of Alex Padilla is already in full swing on the right

1 day ago

Immigration 'notario' scams coming back under Trump's crackdown, authorities warn

15 hours ago

Chasing ICE: The mad scramble to track immigration raids across L.A. County

15 hours ago

Trump's case for sending troops to help ICE involves precedent from Fugitive Slave Act

15 hours ago

How did a rumor about an ICE raid on a homeless shelter escalate to Mayor Bass?

1 day ago

The Alex Padilla altercation was captured on video but still seen through a political lens

1 day ago

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

1 year ago

National Guard troops will stay under Trump's control, for now, under 9th Circuit order

1 day ago

Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed by federal agents at immigration press conference

2 days ago

A repeat of Rodney King? Local leaders say L.A.'s latest unrest is nothing like 1992

2 days ago

Barabak: Trump could help feed hungry people. Instead he's throwing a vanity parade

2 days ago

Hegseth refuses to commit to following possible court order on Marine deployment

2 days ago

Policy, Issues and Agencies

1 year ago

Lopez: 'I'm speaking for those who can't': A daughter marches to honor her father

3 hours ago

Contributor: Trump's war on Latinos reaches a new low in abuse of Sen. Alex Padilla

1 day ago

4 detainees escaped from immigration detention center in New Jersey, DHS says

1 day ago

What to know about 'No Kings' protests against Trump's policies

1 day ago

Judge blocks Trump's election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach

1 day ago

Arellano: Sen. Alex Padilla's crime? Being Mexican in MAGA America

1 day ago

Commentary: America is moving backward on climate. Here's how Hollywood can help

2 days ago

Trump, pushing bounds of his office with L.A. deployment, faces test in court

2 days ago

Trump's immigration hammer bonks L.A. When will it smash down?

5 days ago

Skelton: Newsom's power play on the Delta tunnel

5 days ago

Contributor: How should the U.S. respond to Israel's attack on Iran?

1 day ago

Kennedy's new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines, spread misinformation

1 day ago

Contributor: Trump's military parade and contempt for troops dishonor our service

1 day ago

Children's Hospital Los Angeles halts transgender care under pressure from Trump

2 days ago

House approves Trump's request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

2 days ago

Photographer captures Sen. Alex Padilla's takedown at Homeland Security press conference

2 days ago

Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary

2 days ago

Chabria: First they came for the immigrants. Then they took down our Latino senator

2 days ago

Utah Republican proposes sale of more than 2 million acres of federal lands

2 days ago

Oklahoma executes man who was transferred from federal custody by Trump officials

2 days ago

Louisiana is the latest Republican-led state expanding its role in immigration enforcement

2 days ago

Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish

2 days ago

Commentary: Democrats are busy bashing themselves. Is it needed, or just needy?

3 days ago

Barabak: Yelling, finger-pointing and cursing galore as California Democrats gather near Disneyland

12 days ago

'Our own doing': California Democrats try to figure out how to win national elections again

12 days ago

The complicated immigration history of Melania Trump: Tourist visas, then work visas

6 months ago