Anticipating Exposure, Legislator Admits Affair
To preempt an embarrassing disclosure, a married state legislator from Anaheim who has announced his candidacy for the state Senate revealed Wednesday that he had…
Why Russia won’t have its anti-satellite weapon in space anytime soon
“This is not an active capability that’s been deployed,” National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Thursday. “Though Russia’s pursuit of this particular capability…
Russia said to obtain ‘troubling’ anti-satellite weapon
WASHINGTON — The White House publicly confirmed Thursday that Russia has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on…
Blinken, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to meet Friday at Munich Security Conference
China’s Foreign Ministry announcement that Wang would attend the conference made no mention of a meeting with Blinken. The State Department announcement of Blinken’s Munich…
L.A. city councilman’s former aide files retaliation claim
A former longtime aide to Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price alleges in a claim filed against the city that she was fired from her…
Trump permits Jan. 6-related lawsuits against him to advance — for now
The lawsuits — brought by members of Congress and police officers scarred by the attack — have been pending since 2021 but delayed amid Trump’s…
Lawmakers introduce California retail theft Reduction Act
SACRAMENTO — Two top Democrats in the California Legislature on Thursday announced a multi-pronged plan to tackle the recent rash of organized thefts that has blighted…
Behind Biden’s decision to demand humanitarian conditions on military aid
But Sullivan wasn’t calling to complain. To Van Hollen’s surprise, the administration was open to converting the amendment — which would have applied only to…
California’s languid Senate race is showing signs of life.
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Nearly half of voters think it’s likely Biden will be replaced as nominee, a new poll shows
Fifty-one percent of voters were confident in the mental capacity and physical stamina of Trump to lead the country — but only 32 percent were…
Fani Willis takes testifies in connection to Trump election case
ATLANTA — Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis took the witness stand Thursday to defend herself from efforts to remove her from Donald Trump’s 2020 election…
Trump’s Truth Social nears Wall Street listing that could yield millions
“I never thought it would get to this point,” said Julian Klymochko, CEO of Accelerate Financial Technologies, which operates a fund focused on so-called blank-check…
Column: Will Chiefs parade shooting inspire GOP voters to change?
You know why this country has a problem with mass shootings? For the same reason we’re likely to have an octogenarian president during the next…
Haley: Trump’s court ‘chaos’ will sink Republicans in November
Nikki Haley is ratcheting up her attacks on Donald Trump’s legal problems now that the Republican race is down to just the two of them.…
Climate voter guide to the 2024 California senate election
If you live in California and confronting the climate crisis is one of your top priorities, I wouldn’t blame you for not knowing whom to…
Discord among wealthy countries hold up landmark climate victim fund
The upshot: The world’s governments have little to show so far for the historic deal they reached in November, which set the outlines of a…
Judge sets March trial date in Donald Trump’s New York hush-money case
NEW YORK — A New York judge says former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25.…
Israeli forces storm main hospital in southern Gaza after prolonged standoff and partial evacuation
Gaza’s Health Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said Israel had launched a “massive incursion” with heavy shooting that wounded many of the displaced people who had…
The Rise and Fall of Joseph McCarthy
When Joseph McCarthy arrived in Los Angeles in August 1953 to hold public hearings, he was at the pinnacle of his power. The previous fall,…
How the US broke Kosovo and what that means for Ukraine – POLITICO
Not that it really mattered. Like a parade of other prominent Americans who have blown through the country over the past quarter century, Bush wasn’t…