Supreme Court will take up Trump’s eligibility to run for president
The high court battle is the most explosive election-related fight the justices have waded into since the court’s 5-4 decision effectively handing George W. Bush…
DWP board members held private contract talks with vendor
Two members of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners — a former Democratic congressman and a City Hall veteran — privately discussed…
Forget $250M. New York’s AG now wants Trump to pay $370M for civil fraud.
Tish James’ office sought to prove during the trial that Trump exaggerated the value of his assets — and inflated his net worth — to…
Biden, Trump both make Jan. 6 riot a political rallying cry
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump will spend Saturday’s third anniversary of the Capitol riot by holding two campaign rallies in leadoff-voting Iowa in his bid to…
RNC and NRCC file Supreme Court amicus brief supporting Trump’s effort to remain on the ballot
The brief stated that the rulings would ultimately lead to “chaos” not limited to a single candidate or election. “Once state courts begin purging candidates…
Column: To reduce crime, fix San Quentin
In 2020, after the tragic murder of George Floyd, there was a moment when it seemed as if America, California included, was ready to reform…
North Korea’s gonna pay ‘high price’ for aiding Putin with weapons, UK warns – POLITICO
U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said North Korea will pay a “high price” for supporting Russia, a day after the U.S. accused Moscow of using Pyongyang-supplied missiles…
PFAS-tainted water in Colorado foreshadows California’s future
FOUNTAIN, Colo. — When Wendy Rash was diagnosed in 2005 with a thyroid disorder, chronic fatigue and other ailments, her doctor couldn’t explain her suddenly failing…
How Israel will fight Gaza genocide accusations in The Hague – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Back in November, Israeli Prime Minister…
Why California was right to ban ‘crime-free’ housing
Landlords across the country have been empowered to act as a kind of police force in the name of crime prevention for decades. How? Through…
Kelly Loeffler is back with a new GOP company inspired by her loss three years ago
Republicans have lagged Democrats in fundraising, particularly from small-dollar donors. In the first half of 2023, the most recent data available, Democrats on ActBlue far…
These four questions will decide who wins Biden vs. Trump
Since a low point in 1996, voter turnout in U.S. elections has generally risen as the differences between the two parties have grown. The Trump…
Why Donald Trump is looking stronger, Ron DeSantis is looking weaker and Democrats are looking tense
Is there a chance Trump could stumble in Iowa or New Hampshire? What happened to the DeSantis campaign? Why is it that everyone underestimated Nikki…
Jan. 6 defendant tearfully tells judge: ‘You very likely saved my life’
Jan. 6 defendant Christopher Worrell credited a federal judge with saving his life two years ago, when he freed the Florida Proud Boy from pretrial…
SpaceX sues to blow up the National Labor Relations Board
SpaceX also takes issue with the NLRB’s five-member board itself, arguing that its members are too difficult for a president to remove despite the “substantial…
California lieutenant governor ‘swatted’ after push to boot Trump from ballot
Kounalakis and her husband, Markos, were not at home at the time, said Aleksandra Reetz, the lieutenant governor’s deputy chief of staff. Their two college-aged…
The war in Gaza may widen. The Biden admin is getting ready for it.
Intelligence officials, meanwhile, are coming up with ways to anticipate and fend off possible attacks on the U.S. by Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria,…
DeSantis smacks Trump and other takeaways from 2 CNN town halls
Here are six takeaways from Thursday’s back-to-back town halls: DeSantis said Trump wasn’t “pro-life” DeSantis’ attacks on Trump’s abortion stance and promises for a second…
CNN town hall: DeSantis attacks Trump on abortion while ignoring Haley
DeSantis piled on: He criticized Trump for asking states to lock down during the Covid pandemic, for breaking his promises on immigration and the federal…
A conservative attack fanned outrage against Harvard president
WASHINGTON — American higher education has long viewed plagiarism as a cardinal sin. Accusations of academic dishonesty have ruined the careers of faculty and undergraduates alike.…