Nobody loves Biden’s Western Solar Plan. But it’s what we’ve got
Let’s say the American West could dedicate a landmass smaller than Delaware to all of the large-scale solar farms that will be needed in this…
L.A. Unified School District 5 election: Griego vs. Ortiz voter guide
The District 5 race is a contest between candidates with valuable but different professional backgrounds in education. The district’s two most powerful unions are also…
Where Schiff, Garvey stand on immigration, border: U.S. Senate election voter guide
Schiff says fixing the asylum process long term, in a way that addresses public safety and also keeps migrants safe, will require comprehensive immigration reform.…
Where Harris, Trump stand on housing: election voter guide
Trump, a real estate developer, has fewer specifics than his opponent in addressing housing affordability. Most significantly, he has tied his plan for mass deportations…
U.S. ‘Welcome Corps’ helps LGBTQ+ refugees fleeing persecution
SAN FRANCISCO — Cabrel Ngounou’s life in Cameroon quickly unraveled after neighbors caught the teenager with his boyfriend.A crowd surrounded his boyfriend’s house and beat him.…
Court says betting on U.S. congressional elections can resume, for now
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Betting on the outcome of U.S. congressional elections can resume, at least temporarily, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.The U.S. Court of…
Melania Trump defends abortion rights in new memoir
Former First Lady Melania Trump offered a passionate defense of a woman’s right to abortion, including in the late stages of pregnancy — a direct…
Vance and Walz used same words to describe issues differently
Walz hammered away on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and election denial. Vance struggled to respond, but turned “threat” around to accuse Harris of attempting…
State attorney general wants L.A. to redraw council districts, document says
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has begun pressing Los Angeles political leaders to sign a legal agreement that would force them to draw new boundaries…
JD Vance won the VP debate with lies. Here’s the truth, in his own words
Less than five weeks remain until the election, and today we are talking about being wrong and doing wrong. On Tuesday night, at least two…
Missiles, a hurricane, a strike: Crises are shaping presidential race
ATLANTA — A trio of simultaneous crises sent the White House buzzing and threatened to reshape the presidential race this week, as President Biden and the…
Warning: Given Trump’s age, President Vance is a real possibility
Do vice-presidential debates matter? Conventional wisdom says no. Historically, polls have shown that those quadrennial 90 minutes have little effect on how people will vote…
Walz-Vance debate draws 43.1 million viewers, down from 2020 VP matchup
The lone 2024 vice presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz scored an average of 43.1 million TV viewers…
Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after losing 2020 election, prosecutors say
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a court filing unsealed Wednesday that argues the former president…
JD Vance’s debate performance showed his skill at gaslighting
Oh my gosh! They were just so darn nice to each other.You may have expected nice from Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, Midwestern…
Cybersecurity head: Foreign enemy couldn’t change U.S. vote results
WASHINGTON — Security for America’s election systems has become so robust that Russia, Iran or any other foreign adversary will not be able to alter the…
Prosecutors may bring additional charges against New York City mayor
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that they might bring additional charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and indict others in the corruption…
Israel and Iran exchange threats as combat surges in southern Lebanon
BEIRUT — As war in the Middle East widens, Iran and Israel on Wednesday traded threats of mutual destruction following the Islamic Republic’s missile barrage against…
Debate erupts over California’s decision to reduce delta water flows
State and federal officials have decided to curtail additional water flows intended to support endangered fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta this fall —…
VP Debate: How Vance, Walz differed from running mates on immigration
WASHINGTON — Though mass deportation of immigrants in the country illegally has been a central talking point of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, on the national debate…