New York officials push back after Trump administration threatens funds over DEI
President Donald Trump stands with Education Secretary Linda McMahon on March 20 at the White House after signing an executive order aimed at downsizing the…
SCOTUS: White House can continue to halt $600M in education funding
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 5-3 that a federal district court did not have jurisdiction to force the federal government to pay $600 million…
2 federal agencies unite to enforce Trump bans on transgender activities
President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the White House in February. It banned transgender female athletes from participating in women's sports. File Photo…
Supreme Court OKs Trump’s cuts to teacher training grants in California
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled for the Trump administration on Friday and lifted a judge’s order that had blocked the canceling of $148 million in grants…
India passes bill altering governance of Muslim Waqf properties
India's upper house Friday passed the controversial Waqf bill changing the way donated Muslim properties worth billions of dollars are governed. Muslim leaders and the…
A Trump third term and the Putin parallel
President Trump’s suggestion he could bid for a third term has Kremlinologists revisiting a turning point in Russian history.Could it happen here?In 2008, a constitutional…
Hiltzik: The GOP’s hypocrisy about nationwide injunctions
The old political adage that “where you stand depends upon where you sit” has been getting aired out in Washington.Republicans and conservatives used to celebrate…
Tesla stock jumps after reports Elon Musk may exit DOGE
1 of 2 | Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and senior adviser to the president of the United States, attended a March 24 meeting with U.S.…
Democrats’ win in Wisconsin court race also is a big loss for Elon Musk
MADISON, Wis. — Judge Susan Crawford preserved liberals’ narrow majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday by defeating conservative Brad Schimel, but in a way the real…
Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate in most expensive judicial race in U.S. history
April 1 (UPI) -- Democrat-endorsed Susan Crawford was elected Tuesday to Wisconsin's Supreme Court, besting Republican Brad Schimel who was backed by the world's richest…
Supreme Court to hear arguments on religious tax exemptions for Catholic charities
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether a group of Wisconsin Catholic-affiliated groups should receive religious tax exemptions. File Photo by Bonnie…
Column: Reagan administration took security seriously, unlike Trump
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter George Skelton and Anita Chabria cover the insights, legislation, players and politics you need to know in…
‘Destiny of humanity’ at stake: Musk gives $1M to 2 voters in Wis. Supreme Court race
Elon Musk (L), hands a large check to Ekaterina Diestler on Sunday night at the KI Convention Center in downtown Green Bay. Screen capture courtesy…
Trump asks Supreme Court to lift deportation block of alleged gang members
Alleged members of the violent Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua are escorted to their cells at the maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador…
Wisconsin attorney general sues to stop Musk $1 million payments to voters
Elon Musk gestures on stage when he speaks inside the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. in January. He'll be in Wisconsin Sunday to speak…
Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime…
Column: Was I the only one who shuddered at Brett Kavanaugh’s belligerent comments about beer?
Can we talk about beer for a sec?Specifically, Brett Kavanaugh’s professed affection for it?Like a lot of people who have lived with or been friends…
Justice Department probes five California universities for DEI admission policies
US Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC Monday. Bondi announced Thursday that the Justice Department opened…
Supreme Court faces Guantanamo test again: Does president’s power have limits?
WASHINGTON — Two decades ago, the Bush administration said its “war on terror” prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay were off-limits to the federal courts, but the Supreme…
SCOTUS says if you build it, it’s still a gun
Hello and happy Thursday.On Nov. 14, 2019, a 16-year-old student with a homemade “ghost gun” walked onto the campus of Saugus High School in Santa…