What is stopping Trump from exiling you to a foreign prison?
WASHINGTON — With cameras rolling in the Oval Office, President Trump told reporters this week that he would carefully study the law before deciding whether to exile…
Contributor: Tax dollars for religious schools? Conservative justices could be the roadblock
In 1805, New York made a deal. State officials granted taxpayer funds and a corporate charter to a private organization known as the Free School…
Usha Vance and Doug Emhoff are crossways with legal firms
Lawfare makes for strange bedfellows.As part of his tightening grip on power, and his assault on 200-plus years of checks and balances, President Trump has…
Trump’s lawyers add new hurdles for Maryland man who was wrongly deported
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s lawyers have set a new legal hurdle before the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.Even if Kilmar Abrego Garcia is…
In scandal-plagued Huntington Park, the abrupt ouster of a council member raises alarm
In February, the Huntington Park City Council met behind closed doors to discuss a seemingly routine item on their agenda — potential litigation the city…
Amid questions about his resume, leader of new Los Angeles housing agency plans to depart
A new Los Angeles County public entity soon will collect an estimated $400 million annually in taxpayer money to fund low-income housing developments across the…
The Oklahoma City bombing was 30 years ago. Some survivors worry America didn’t learn the lesson
OKLAHOMA CITY — Thirty years after a truck bomb detonated outside a federal building in America’s heartland, killing 168 people in the deadliest homegrown attack on U.S.…
Mayor Karen Bass’ unfavorable ratings spiked following fires, survey shows
Mayor Karen Bass is significantly less popular than she was a year ago, likely because of her handling of January’s devastating fires, according to a…
Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is suing Maine’s education department for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports,…
Contributor: Why California leads the way toward parity for women in elected office
In these tough times, as we grapple with saving America itself, it is important to note progress and victories.This year, for the first time, women…
Newsom to announce California lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday is expected to announce a lawsuit contesting President Trump’s executive authority to enact international tariffs without congressional approval.The governor’s…
Contributor: Easy entry into the U.S. from foreign shores? Don’t count on it now
For some, it’s as routine as paying at the checkout counter. For others, it’s as nerve-racking as a root canal. Which experience you have depends…
Sexual misconduct allegations cast shadow on nonprofit that works with colleges to help injured veterans
WASHINGTON — Jon Monett, a former science official at the CIA who has been compared to the technical genius Q in the James Bond spy movies and…
Defying courts in deportation case, Trump risks a tipping point, experts say
WASHINGTON — It was just the latest example of President Trump, still in the infancy of his second term, appearing to plow through direct orders from a…
Loren Taylor takes slim early lead in tight special election for Oakland mayor
OAKLAND — Former City Councilmember Loren Taylor took a very slim lead in early results in Oakland’s special mayoral election on Tuesday against former Democratic Rep. Barbara…
Charismatic Militia Movement Hero’s Stance Raises Questions : Politics: Ex-Green Beret James ‘Bo’ Gritz rails against the United Nations, offers military training and subdivides Idaho land. Some wonder if his anti-government vitriol isn’t self-enriching.
VISALIA, Calif. — It was more than an hour into James (Bo) Gritz’s speech, and he noticed that folks in the friendly crowd--many of them members of…
Lucrative Deals for a Daughter of Politics
WASHINGTON — Karen Weldon, an inexperienced 29-year-old lobbyist from suburban Philadelphia, seemed an unlikely choice for clients seeking global public relations services.Yet her tiny firm was selected…
NYC council sues to bar mayor from allowing ICE office on Rikers Island
NEW YORK — New York City lawmakers are suing to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex.The…
Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion to Harvard over activism
BOSTON — The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday…
Column: Gov. Whitmer’s party should learn from what she did in the Oval Office
Kudos to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She managed to generate the most negatively iconic photo of a Democrat since Michael Dukakis wore a helmet atop…