Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler to retire from Congress
Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-NY, speaks during a signing ceremony for The Respect for Marriage Act in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol in Washington,…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un crossed into China via train, state media say | Military News
The North Korean leader is set to attend a military parade alongside Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025North Korean leader…
UK Foreign Office issues Indonesia travel advice after seven killed in deadly riots
The Foreign Office has issued updated travel advice for Indonesia after violent riots erupted across the country, leaving seven people dead and hundreds injured in…
UK drops refugee family reunion applications amid anti-immigration protests | Migration News
Move part of broader immigration crackdown as ruling Labour Party comes under pressure from hard-right Reform UK party.Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025The United…
Column: On immigration, California Republicans still haven’t learned
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…
Worried staffers unionize at Yosemite, Sequoia national parks
For two years, labor organizers tried to unionize employees at a trio of celebrated California national parks, but they couldn’t reach critical mass.Then came mass…
Trump wants to ax affordable housing grant; rural areas will be hurt
Heather Colley and her two children moved four times over five years as they fled high rents in eastern Tennessee, which, like much of rural…
3 teens committed ‘satanic’ murder. Why is only one still in prison?
It was a July evening when Elyse Pahler, 15, sneaked out her bedroom in the Central Coast town of Arroyo Grande, planning to get into…
Rudy Giuliani injured in New Hampshire car crash, spokesperson says
Rudolph W. Giuliani is recovering from a fractured vertebra and other injuries following a car crash in New Hampshire, a spokesperson for the former New…
DHS head Noem confirms ICE increase in Chicago
Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday confirmed the Trump administration plans to increase immigration resources in Chicago amid a planned…
Noem confirms more ICE resources heading to Chicago; mayor is defiant
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that immigration operations will soon be expanded in Chicago, confirming plans for a stepped-up presence of federal agents…
Indonesia to cut lawmakers’ wages amid protests
Firefighters spray water as they clean a burned bus station following protests in Jakarta on Sunday. Photo by Adi Weda/EPA Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Indonesian…
Federal judge bars U.S. government from sending Guatemalan children back, for now
HARLINGEN, Texas — A U.S. judge at least temporarily blocked the government Sunday from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their…
China, India pledge partnership ahead of Putin joining diplomatic summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tianjin, China, on Sunday. Modi is in China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation…
Fed independence ‘hangs by a thread.’ What that might mean
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve’s governing board has raised alarms among economists and legal experts who see it as…
Trump to mandate voter I.D. through executive order
Aug. 31 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he would sign an executive order requiring voters to present identification when casting ballots.…
What to know about Abrego Garcia’s asylum claim. Experts say it’s a smart but risky legal move
Kilmar Abrego Garcia ’s request for asylum in the United States is a prudent legal strategy, experts say, because it gives his lawyers better options…
Colleges face financial struggles as Trump policies send international enrollment plummeting
One international student after another told the University of Central Missouri this summer that they couldn’t get a visa, and many struggled to even land…
Brothers, rival consultants don’t let party difference divide
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Jim Ross has had a long and fruitful career as a Democratic campaign strategist. Among his victories was electing Gavin Newsom as San…
The Democrats are in ‘shambles.’ Here’s how that could change
WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party’s standing in public opinion polls has sunk to its lowest point in more than 30 years. Many of the party’s own voters…