Where states stand in the battle for partisan advantage in U.S. House redistricting maps
Sept. 4, 2025 10:40 AM PT Lawmakers in Missouri are the latest to try to draw a new U.S. House map for the 2026 election…
D.C. attorney general files suit over National Guard deployment
Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for bringing in National Guard soldiers to police its…
Trump’s military deployment cost $120 million, Newsom says
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that President Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles amounted to costly political theater, saddling taxpayers with…
The District of Columbia sues over Trump’s deployment of the National Guard
WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia on Thursday sued to stop President Trump’s deployment of National Guard during his law enforcement intervention in Washington.The city’s attorney general,…
L.A. parks are too vital to neglect. Here’s your chance to weigh in on a rescue plan
It’s been said many times before.In Los Angeles, for many people, the neighborhood park is their frontyard and backyard.It’s where tables are staked out early…
Trumps to host tech leaders in newly-renovated Rose Garden
Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Several leaders from the tech sector will travel to the White House on Thursday for the fist event in the newly…
Trump urges Supreme Court to uphold his worldwide tariffs in a fast-track ruling
WASHINGTON — President Trump has asked the Supreme Court for a fast-tracking ruling that he has broad power acting on his own to impose tariffs on products…
UC warns of ‘distinct possibility’ of federal funding losses beyond UCLA, with billions at risk in spat with Trump
The University of California’s top leader has raised the “distinct possibility” that financial losses due to the Trump administration’s funding cuts could amount to billions…
California lawmakers push to protect immigrants at schools, hospitals
SACRAMENTO — Responding to the Trump administration’s aggressive and unceasing immigration raids in Southern California, state lawmakers this week began strengthening protections for immigrants in schools, hospitals…
3 off-duty L.A. County deputies beat man at bar, lawsuit alleges
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has relieved three deputies of duty while it investigates the circumstances of the bloody beating of a Valencia man…
Contributor: MAGA has won the war on science
This is the story of two Republican doctor-senators named Bill.One of them, as majority leader from 2003 to 2007, helped a self-described “compassionate conservative” Republican…
Trump assures Poland of continued robust U.S. troop presence in nation
WASHINGTON — President Trump affirmed that the United States will keep a robust military presence in Poland as he had a warm meeting Wednesday with Karol Nawrocki,…
Five Republicans join Democrats to table Rep. McIver censure resolution
Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Five Republicans in the House joined Democrats Wednesday to block an effort to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., over a confrontation…
Assembly Speaker Rivas and brother sued by staffer who was fired
A recently fired California Legislature staff member filed a lawsuit this week against Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas claiming that the lawmaker and his brother, Rick,…
Rubio will meet Mexico’s president as Trump flexes military might in Latin America
MEXICO CITY — A day after President Trump dramatically stepped up his administration’s military role in the Caribbean with what he called a deadly strike on a…
C-SPAN will stream on YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV
Two major digital platforms — YouTube and Hulu + Live TV — have agreed to carry C-SPAN two months after the nonprofit organization made a…
Can L.A. afford the ever-growing cost of Convention Center expansion?
For the last year, Los Angeles political leaders have searched for a way to upgrade the downtown Convention Center without also delivering cuts to core…
Trump can’t use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members, court rules
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court panel has ruled that President Trump cannot use an 18th century wartime law to speed the deportations of people his administration…
Newsmax sues Fox News, alleging anti-competitive tactics to suppress rivals
Underdog conservative channel Newsmax is challenging Rupert Murdoch’s dominant Fox News in court.Newsmax sued Fox News parent firm Fox Corp. Wednesday, accusing Murdoch’s television company…
Epstein survivors implore Congress to act as push for disclosure builds
WASHINGTON — Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse made their voices heard Tuesday on Capitol Hill, pressuring lawmakers to force the release of the sex trafficking investigation…