Acting South Korean President Han Duck-soo steps down ahead of expected run for presidency
South Korean acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo bows after delivering an address to the nation on Thursday at the government complex in Seoul…
California’s legal challenges to Trump are just getting started
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…
Maine state legislator wants Supreme Court to intervene on transgender opposition
April 30 (UPI) -- A Maine Republican state legislator is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow her to vote again after her colleagues censured…
Supreme Court to decide if Oklahoma Catholic school can be publicly funded
April 30 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court is being asked to decide if a Catholic school in Oklahoma can be the first to be funded…
Trump says he ‘could’ bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to U.S. but won’t
April 30 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said he could bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States, but didn't say he would. In…
Microsoft announces new European datacenters; pledges to follow laws
April 30 (UPI) -- Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has expanded its cloud and AI infrastructure in Europe and will follow local laws. The expansion…
Wisconsin high court temporarily removes judge charged with helping migrant flee arrest
April 30 (UPI) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily removed a state judge who was arrested last week on allegations of helping an undocumented…
President Donald Trump tests executive power in first 100 days
April 29 (UPI) -- Tuesday marks President Donald Trump's 100th day in office and his return as commander in chief has been marked with an…
President Donald Trump to mark first 100 days in office with Michigan rally
April 29 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump will mark the first 100 days of his second term in office Tuesday night with a public speech…
White House displays scores of what it says are mugshots of arrested immigrants
April 28 (UPI) -- The Trump administration on Monday placed roughly 100 mugshots of arrested unauthorized immigrants along the White House driveway as its border…
Is the debate over voter ID a real issue or Republican snow job?
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…
Pressure grows on California State Bar to revert to national exam format
An influential California legislator is pressuring the State Bar of California to ditch its new multiple-choice questions after a February bar exam debacle and revert…
Jeffries wants Justice Roberts to reject Trump’s executive order targeting Smithsonian
April 25 (UPI) -- U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wants Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to reject an executive order from President Donald…
Trump’s deportations to El Salvador face constitutional challenge
WASHINGTON — President Trump has pressed for quickly deporting hundreds of Venezuelan and Salvadoran men who are said to belong to a foreign crime gang. Those deportations…
What happens if Trump doesn’t obey court orders? U.S. marshals in spotlight
WASHINGTON — As a couple of key court cases against President Trump’s executive actions intensify, questions of how and whether the White House will follow judges’ orders…
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to enforce transgender military service ban
D. John Sauer, now Solicitor General, is pictured in 2023, when he served as special assistant attorney general, Louisiana Department of Justice, while testifying during…
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed.Without…
Judge gives Trump administration one week to file answers about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s illegal deportation
April 24 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday granted the Trump administration's request to delay answering questions about the illegal deportation of…
Rep. Garcia returns from El Salvador with a sliver of hope for deported gay hairdresser
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…
Sen. Dick Durbin, Senate’s number 2 Democrat, to retire in 2026
1 of 3 | Sen. Dick Durbin D-Ill., was a U.S. House member from Illinois from 1983 until his 1996 Senate election to succeed Democratic…