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Once again, as the presidential campaign season gets underway, the leading candidates are going to enormous lengths to demonstrate their devotion to the state of…
WASHINGTON — The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be…
WASHINGTON — The Constitution makes it clear: “The People” get to pick those who’ll represent their interests in the U.S. House of Representatives.But just how closely do…
NEW YORK — An executive order signed by President Trump this week aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by…
WASHINGTON — After styling himself for decades as a dealmaker, President Trump is showing some receipts in his second term of ceasefires and peace agreements brokered on…
ATLANTA — Investigators identified a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta on Saturday as the person who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
SACRAMENTO — State Food and Agriculture Director Clare Berryhill, a charter member of Gov. George Deukmejian’s Cabinet and an aggressive promoter of California farm exports, resigned Tuesday,…
KNIGHTS LANDING — Though it was not yet noon, the temperature was already inching toward triple digits, and it felt even hotter for the scores of farmworkers…
Reporting from Sacramento — The job of state treasurer today involves managing billions of dollars, overseeing complex borrowing and investment decisions and working to restore California’s reputation…
SACRAMENTO — California became center stage for the national political fight over House seats Friday when Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed Democratic lawmakers from Texas who fled their…
Hours after the Trump administration demanded that the University of California pay a $1-billion fine to settle federal accusations of antisemitism in exchange for restoring…
The field of candidates for California governor expanded rapidly this year as a growing number of politicians entered the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom,…
Many voters are undecided in California’s 2026 governor’s race as well as about Democratic efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts in an effort to…
A high-profile law firm representing the city of Los Angeles in a sweeping homelessness case submitted an $1.8-million invoice for two weeks of work in…
Kevin Phillips, publisher of the American Political Report, is the author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor" (Random House) WASHINGTON — As the Mother of All…
Commentary: The state sets lofty goals in the name of a brighter future. What’s a vision and what’s a hallucination?
In April of 2006, I watched a posse of politicians gather at Skid Row’s Midnight Mission to introduce, with great fanfare and unbridled confidence, a…
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Israel’s false friends – Los Angeles Times
Once again, as the presidential campaign season gets underway, the leading candidates are going to enormous lengths to demonstrate their devotion to the state of…
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Hegseth reposts video on X of pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote
WASHINGTON — The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be…
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How closely do congressional delegations reflect how people vote? Not very
WASHINGTON — The Constitution makes it clear: “The People” get to pick those who’ll represent their interests in the U.S. House of Representatives.But just how closely do…
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Trump order gives politicians control over federal grants, alarming researchers
NEW YORK — An executive order signed by President Trump this week aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by…
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Trump, fresh off foreign policy wins, faces tests in Gaza, Ukraine
WASHINGTON — After styling himself for decades as a dealmaker, President Trump is showing some receipts in his second term of ceasefires and peace agreements brokered on…
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Shooter in deadly CDC headquarters attack identified
ATLANTA — Investigators identified a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta on Saturday as the person who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
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The county’s new headquarters was a steal. Some supes say the’re getting sticker shock
It was billed as a bargain-basement deal: L.A. County would buy the Gas Company Tower for $200 million — a third of what the downtown…
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Berryhill Quits Cabinet to Tend Family’s Farms
SACRAMENTO — State Food and Agriculture Director Clare Berryhill, a charter member of Gov. George Deukmejian’s Cabinet and an aggressive promoter of California farm exports, resigned Tuesday,…
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California farmworkers still die from heat illness 20 years after law
KNIGHTS LANDING — Though it was not yet noon, the temperature was already inching toward triple digits, and it felt even hotter for the scores of farmworkers…
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‘Silence is violence’: Teachers, retirees, first-time activists stand up to immigration raids
“Thank you so much for showing up this morning,” Sharon Nicholls said into a megaphone at 8 a.m. Wednesday outside a Home Depot in Pasadena.As…
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Column: Vance is right to call out warped partisan representation
Believe it or not, Vice President JD Vance has said a number of things over the years that I agree with.For example, when he suggested…
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Actions of two top state treasurer hopefuls raise questions
Reporting from Sacramento — The job of state treasurer today involves managing billions of dollars, overseeing complex borrowing and investment decisions and working to restore California’s reputation…
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Newsom welcomes Texas Democrats who fled to foil Trump’s redistricting plan
SACRAMENTO — California became center stage for the national political fight over House seats Friday when Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed Democratic lawmakers from Texas who fled their…
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Trump seeks $1-billion fine against UCLA. Newsom says ‘we’ll sue,’ calling it extortion
Hours after the Trump administration demanded that the University of California pay a $1-billion fine to settle federal accusations of antisemitism in exchange for restoring…
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Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis drops out of governor’s race, pivots to run for treasurer
The field of candidates for California governor expanded rapidly this year as a growing number of politicians entered the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom,…
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Many voters undecided in governor’s race and about redistricting.
Many voters are undecided in California’s 2026 governor’s race as well as about Democratic efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts in an effort to…
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Law firm in L.A. homeless case bills $1.8 million for two weeks’ work
A high-profile law firm representing the city of Los Angeles in a sweeping homelessness case submitted an $1.8-million invoice for two weeks of work in…
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The Ties that Tarnish : The Web of Corruption that Surrounds George Bush
Kevin Phillips, publisher of the American Political Report, is the author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor" (Random House) WASHINGTON — As the Mother of All…
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Prop. 89, Plan to Give Governor Parole Veto Power, Expected to Win
Proposition 89 is expected to win hands down. After all, so the reasoning goes, who is going to vote against a measure designed to keep…
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