Opinion: A Republican senator got the border deal the GOP wanted. Watch while his party betrays him
How did we get to this place where so many legislators don’t legislate, where lawmakers won’t make law? Why come to Washington if not to…
Newsom to send 120 CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland
Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to announce Tuesday that he’s sending 120 Highway Patrol officers to Oakland under a new state law enforcement campaign targeting an…
California Sen. Padilla splits with Biden on immigration deal
WASHINGTON — California Sen. Alex Padilla said the bipartisan $118-billion border and foreign aid bill supported by President Biden “misses the mark.” “It is critical that…
Biden skips visit to South Carolina for primary, stops in L.A. instead
South Carolina held the first official Democratic presidential primary Saturday. But as the polls closed, President Biden was 2,400 miles away, in Los Angeles, stepping…
This number explains why the Biden-Trump rematch is so tight
With inflation in check, Americans' confidence in the economy has slowly started to improve. Biden's reelection may depend on that. But Americans look back fondly…
Katie Porter Senate campaign uses bluntness, single parenting
One busy morning last summer, Rep. Katie Porter timed her flight back to Washington with one to Oregon so her three kids could visit their…
Bipartisan support for California’s Prop. 1 to fund mental health care
When California lawmakers passed a set of bills back in September to put on the ballot Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to boost funding for…
Democrats risk a liberal rebellion as Biden embraces border deal
“The president would just do very well to remember it has never worked for Democrats to just take up Republican talking points and think that…
House Republicans take key vote toward impeaching Mayorkas
WASHINGTON — House Republicans were ready to take a key vote Tuesday toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas over what they call his “willful…
Two Democrats battle to keep Katie Porter’s Orange County U.S. House seat blue
Armed with a whiteboard and a penchant for grilling corporate executives during congressional hearings, Katie Porter quickly emerged as an apostle for Democrats in Orange…
Opinion: Biden’s got a good-news deficit. What will turn it around?
If President Biden’s reelection hinged on the state of the economy, he’d be a good bet, or at least a better one. Instead, it’s voters’…
Kamala Harris brings abortion rights tour to San Jose
SAN JOSE — Vice President Kamala Harris brought her abortion rights tour to California on Monday, elevating the issue in a left-leaning state as Democrats nationwide…
The Pollster Getting Under Democrats’ Skin
The man producing those polls is Mark Penn, best known for two things: his devotion to centrist politics and his longtime role as the top…
Column: Steve Garvey won California’s U.S. Senate debate
SACRAMENTO — Donald Trump’s strong victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary Tuesday probably hurt fellow Republican Steve Garvey in California’s U.S. Senate race. I’ll explain…
Democrats work to highlight differences in Senate debate
When you agree 90% or more of the time with your political opponents, how do you differentiate yourself? That was the challenge facing three Democrats…
Could a divided Jewish base upend US Democrats’ presidential hopes? | Elections News
Dearborn, Michigan – Raised in a Jewish American household, Dana Kornberg was in her early 20s when she started to become critical of the Israeli…
California congressman asks New Hampshire voters to write in Biden
CONCORD, N.H. — In a long black pea coat and loafers, California Rep. Ro Khanna looked the part of a New England politician. “You know, I…
Opinion: Ron DeSantis found his groove way too late
There was a moment when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seemed like the Republican Party’s best bet to move on from Donald Trump. That moment —…
Democrats ‘appalled’ by Netanyahu’s bashing of two-state solution
“The prime minister needs to be capable of saying no to our friends,” he said. After leaving a Thursday meeting about the Middle East crisis…