Column: Newsom’s power play on the Delta tunnel
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…
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…
WASHINGTON — When a fire erupts in California, it is a lab across the country, at the University of Maryland, that works together with the National Oceanic…
SACRAMENTO — This just seems wrong: Californians overwhelmingly approved an anti-crime ballot measure in November. But our governor strongly opposed the proposition. So he’s not funding it.Gov.…
WASHINGTON — A Starship spun out of control in suborbital flight on Tuesday, failing to meet critical testing goals set by SpaceX in its plans for a…
SACRAMENTO — The big question in California politics is, “Will Kamala Harris run for governor?” But that’s the wrong question. Far more important is, “Should she?”And that’s…
WASHINGTON — How can Congress cut Medicaid without explicitly cutting Medicaid?That has been a years-long dilemma facing fiscal conservatives in the Republican Party who have sought cuts…
SACRAMENTO — When the top Democratic candidates for governor took the stage at a labor forum last week, the digs at Gov. Gavin Newsom were subtle. The…
WASHINGTON — Markets rejoiced this week over news that the Trump administration, after six weeks of maximalist rhetoric, had struck a preliminary deal with China to lower…
California voters have sharply differing views over two of the state’s most prominent Democrats, according to a new poll.Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who is…
President Trump surprised California with a pair of announcements over the weekend to impose tariffs on films produced abroad and to reopen Alcatraz, a San…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.The Justice Department asked…
WASHINGTON — California is already leading the way in lawsuits against the Trump administration since the president resumed office in January, taking the White House to court…
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter George Skelton and Michael Wilner cover the insights, legislation, players and politics you need to know in…
Hello and happy Wednesday. I’m back and it feels like I never left because we’re still talking about Trumpian chaos.Rep. Robert Garcia traveled to El…
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…
WASHINGTON — With cameras rolling in the Oval Office, President Trump told reporters this week that he would carefully study the law before deciding whether to exile…
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…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday the Trump administration should seek the return of the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador, but stopped…
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom promised action last week in response to President Trump’s dramatic decision to increase tariffs on trading partners worldwide. But does he have…
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…