ICE is using no-bid contracts to get more detention beds
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Leavenworth, Kan., occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a shorthand for serving hard time. The federal penitentiary housed gangsters…
Column: Padilla was right to challenge Noem’s right-wing lunacy
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
Eaton fire damage could mean higher utility bills for Californians
More than 30 million Californians across the state could see their electric bills go up to pay for the devastating Eaton fire, as officials scramble…
California leaders say sweeping DOGE cuts will make wildfires worse
HOPLAND, Calif. — On a sun-kissed hillside in remote Northern California, I watched in awe as a crackling fire I’d helped ignite engulfed a hillside covered…
Protester shot and killed at ‘No Kings’ rally in Utah, police say
A demonstrator was shot and killed at Salt Lake City’s “No Kings” protest when a man believed to be part of the event’s peacekeeping team…
Judge blocks N.Y.C. mayor’s plan to let immigration agents into a jail
NEW YORK — A judge blocked New York Mayor Eric Adams from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city’s main jail, in part because…
Trump curbs immigration enforcement at farms, meatpacking plants, hotels and restaurants
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels after the president expressed alarm about the impact of his aggressive…
Political violence is threaded through recent U.S. history. The motives and justifications vary
The assassination of one Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at their homes are just…
Trump believes Israel-Iran may come to deal ‘soon’ and warns Tehran not to retaliate against U.S.
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday issued a stark warning to Iran against retaliating on U.S. targets in the Middle East while also predicting Israel and Iran…
Authorities hunt for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota state lawmakers
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — A massive search stretched into its second day Sunday for a man who authorities say wore a mask and posed as a police…
Bush signs war bill with no timetables
WASHINGTON — President Bush on Friday signed the controversial emergency spending bill for the Iraq war as antiwar activists assailed congressional Democrats for dropping their demands that…
Fears of racial profiling rise as Border Patrol conducts ‘roving patrols,’ detains U.S. citizens
Brian Gavidia had stepped out from working on a car at a tow yard in a Los Angeles suburb Thursday, when armed, masked men —…
Contributor: Why ‘monstrify’? Look at who benefits when few are considered fully human
In March, the Trump administration deported 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador, allegedly for membership in the criminal organization Tren de Aragua. According to White House…
Column: Wasn’t the president supposed to be deporting criminals?
This will strike the literal-minded as illogical, but I think Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores, a Marine veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, had a righteous…
Commentary: ‘I’m speaking for those who can’t’: A daughter marches to honor her father
She was attending her first protest, driven to be seen with thousands of others at a “No Kings” demonstration Saturday morning in El Segundo, eager…
As Trump goes to G-7 summit, other world leaders aim to show they’re not intimidated
WASHINGTON — President Trump has long bet that he can scare allies into submission — a gamble that is increasingly being tested ahead of the Group of…
Minnesota House leader, husband killed in politically motivated shooting, Walz says
BLAINE, Minn. — Minnesota’s House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a politically motivated assassination, Gov. Tim Walz announced Saturday. A second lawmaker…
What should L.A. politicians call those who cause protest chaos?
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, with an assist from Julia Wick, giving you…
Trump’s case for using troops to help ICE involves fugitive slave law
Despite a stinging rebuke from a federal judge Thursday, military forces deployed in Los Angeles will remain under presidential control through the weekend, setting up…
The mad scramble to track ICE raids across L.A. County
Giovanni Garcia pulled up to a dusty intersection in South Gate and scoped the scene. It was quiet, just folks walking home from work, but…