California Sen. Laphonza Butler on Trump, Gaza, her future
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), whom Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed last year to fill the seat of the late Dianne Feinstein, has been in…
Turn the lights back on in Gaza – POLITICO
The Biden administration is pressing Israel to restore telecommunications access to Gaza amid a massive blackout that has stretched a record six days and left…
No Beverly Hills home improvements without more affordable housing
Projects that cross the transom of the Beverly Hills building department include the extravagant — pool grottoes and bowling alleys — as well as the…
Iraqi leader dismisses US efforts in Middle East – POLITICO
DAVOS, Switzerland — Iraq’s prime minister scoffed Thursday at U.S. efforts to rein in Israel’s military campaign against Hamas and lay out long-term plans for…
Meet John Curtis, the Utah Republican who cares about climate change
Solving climate change would be a hell of a lot easier if the Republican Party would get on board. Can John Curtis make it happen?…
Behind Trump’s effort to crush a top Republican strategist
“It’s an open secret that candidates who want to stay on President Trump’s good side should not hire Axiom,” said one of the four people,…
Leaving California? Not the well-off and well-educated. But will they stay?
Thomas Kowal knew living expenses in Los Angeles would be steep. But he was surprised at how steep. Kowal, 25, had lived on the East…
Republicans fume over lack of anti-abortion policies in funding fight
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), chair of the House Freedom Caucus, warned “the majority of the Republican conference” will be “disappointed and upset” if Johnson doesn’t…
Poll: Voters say California’s budget deficit serious problem
Half of California registered voters consider the state budget deficit an “extremely serious” problem, and 57% believe the state is headed in the wrong direction,…
Speaker Mike Johnson says he speaks ‘pretty frequently’ with Trump about border deal
“What I told President Biden at the White House today is the same thing that I’ve been saying to him since I was handed the…
Trump turns his ire on Haley, with barrage of policy, personal and conspiratorial shots
“As you’ve probably heard, Nikki Haley is counting on Democrats and liberals to infiltrate your Republican Primary to put her over the top in this…
Column: Trump’s ‘I’m not responsible’ presidency
WASHINGTON — On the eve of the D-day invasion of France in June 1944, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote down the words he planned to say…
Pakistan’s air force carries out retaliatory strikes against Iran
The attacks also raised the threat of violence spreading in a Middle East unsettled by Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Iran also…
Billionaires plan futuristic California city, gather signatures
RIO VISTA, Calif. — The tech billionaires who for years secretly amassed land in the scrubby grasslands on the fringe of San Francisco Bay announced Wednesday…
West must resist ‘evil’ Putin and never back down – POLITICO
DAVOS, Switzerland — It feels like the 1930s all over again but with Russian leader Vladimir Putin playing the role of Hitler, U.K. Foreign Secretary…
Schwarzenegger credits Times columnist for his political career
SACRAMENTO — Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger credits Los Angeles Times columnist George Skelton for his decision to run for California governor in the historic 2003 election…
Biden’s international economics adviser to step down
“We don’t see trade policy as being at the core of international economic policy,” Pyle said last June in an appearance at the Carnegie Endowment,…
SFO international terminal to be renamed after the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein
San Francisco International Airport’s governing body announced Tuesday that it will rename its international terminal after the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer in California…
US military launches new barrage of missiles against Houthi sites in Yemen
Despite the sanctions and military strikes, including a large-scale operation Friday carried out by U.S. and British warships and warplanes that hit more than 60…
Hiltzik: Another landmark misfire at Davos
Those of us who diligently follow financial forecasts know that the go-to place for mapping out the course of the economy over the coming 12…