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Donald Trump said violent crime was exploding across the U.S.It wasn’t.He said Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were “eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats.”They…
SACRAMENTO — Even in a state known for crafting first-in-the-nation progressive laws and leading on reproductive rights, men have long outnumbered women in the California Legislature.The…
The powerful board of Southern California’s largest urban water supplier will soon vote on whether to continue funding a large share of preliminary planning work…
SAN FRANCISCO — In his victory speech three days after winning election, surrounded by hundreds of supporters in Chinatown, mayor-elect Daniel Lurie declared a new day…
For more than three decades, Mark Ridley-Thomas never lost an election, tapping a well-organized network of supporters to secure victory after victory.Now, the former Los…
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen former acting Atty. Gen. Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western…
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday rejected attempts by Sen. Bernie Sandersto block sales of offensive weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza over mounting…
Gov. Gavin Newsom headed to the Central Valley on Thursday to tout his forthcoming jobs plan, saying California’s economic might was “cold comfort” to regions…
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘s government announced plans Thursday to temporarily lift the federal sales tax on a number of items…
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other…
The swift sinking of former Rep. Matt Gaetz as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general showed Thursday that Republicans are still capable of finding…
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said immigrants shouldn’t be viewed as “criminals,” but declared that Mexico has a plan for an influx of…
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Wednesday that lawmakers and staff will have to use restrooms corresponding with their biological sex, a statement directed at…
President-elect Trump’s nomination of Brendan Carr as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is bringing both hope and fear to the media industry.For…
Ali: Neo-Nazi marches. ‘Both sides’ framing. This is who we are. But it doesn’t have to be.
Last week in Columbus, Ohio, a dozen or so people marched through the city waving Nazi flags and yelling racial epithets.Disturbing, to be sure, and…
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Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing for his felony convictions
NEW YORK — A judge confirmed Friday that President-elect Donald Trump will not be sentenced this month in his hush money case in which he was…
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Trump lied incessantly and still won. Does truth matter?
Donald Trump said violent crime was exploding across the U.S.It wasn’t.He said Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were “eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats.”They…
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With Trump as president, can TikTok in the U.S. survive?
The fate of TikTok in the U.S. has been up in the air since 2020, when President Donald Trump moved to ban the popular video…
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Political chaos shouldn’t distract us from the climate catastrophe
With so much chaos in the world, from the United States’ slide toward authoritarianism to the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, you could be…
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Political chaos shouldn’t distract us from the climate catastrophe
With so much chaos in the world, from the United States’ slide toward authoritarianism to the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, you could be…
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For first time, women make up nearly half the California Legislature
SACRAMENTO — Even in a state known for crafting first-in-the-nation progressive laws and leading on reproductive rights, men have long outnumbered women in the California Legislature.The…
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California water agency set to vote on $141 million for Delta tunnel
The powerful board of Southern California’s largest urban water supplier will soon vote on whether to continue funding a large share of preliminary planning work…
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Daniel Lurie was raised in old money San Francisco. Can he be its change agent?
SAN FRANCISCO — In his victory speech three days after winning election, surrounded by hundreds of supporters in Chinatown, mayor-elect Daniel Lurie declared a new day…
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L.A. politician Ridley-Thomas’ final campaign: to clear his name
For more than three decades, Mark Ridley-Thomas never lost an election, tapping a well-organized network of supporters to secure victory after victory.Now, the former Los…
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Trump chooses former acting Atty. Gen. Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen former acting Atty. Gen. Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western…
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Senate rejects move by Bernie Sanders to block some weapons to Israel
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday rejected attempts by Sen. Bernie Sandersto block sales of offensive weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza over mounting…
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Newsom touts his economic plans in California’s conservative regions
Gov. Gavin Newsom headed to the Central Valley on Thursday to tout his forthcoming jobs plan, saying California’s economic might was “cold comfort” to regions…
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Trudeau to cut sales tax and send checks to millions of Canadians
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘s government announced plans Thursday to temporarily lift the federal sales tax on a number of items…
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Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general after Gaetz withdraws
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other…
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Abcarian: Nancy Mace’s shameless exploitation of America’s first transgender congresswoman
I realize that South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is an attention-hungry partisan, trying to make a name for herself as a culture warrior…
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Gaetz withdrawal as attorney general pick shows GOP can still say no to Trump
The swift sinking of former Rep. Matt Gaetz as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general showed Thursday that Republicans are still capable of finding…
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Mexican president condemns Trump mass deportation plan
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said immigrants shouldn’t be viewed as “criminals,” but declared that Mexico has a plan for an influx of…
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First transgender woman in Congress banned from using women’s restrooms
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Wednesday that lawmakers and staff will have to use restrooms corresponding with their biological sex, a statement directed at…
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Trump’s FCC pick could make life more difficult for media companies
President-elect Trump’s nomination of Brendan Carr as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is bringing both hope and fear to the media industry.For…
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