Column: Becerra boasts about his anti-Trump resume in bid for governor
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
State Department wants staff to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden’s term
WASHINGTON — As the Christian world commemorates Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, the State Department has issued an appeal for its employees to report instances…
Can Newsom insulate California from Trump’s trade war?
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom promised action last week in response to President Trump’s dramatic decision to increase tariffs on trading partners worldwide. But does he have…
Column: Instead of bashing other Democrats, Newsom needs to look inward
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
Trump administration rolls back forest protections in effort to rev up logging
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration acted to roll back environmental safeguards related to future logging projects in more than half of national forests under an emergency…
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…
These activists are pushing for an ICC war crimes case against Biden | ICC
NewsFeedLawyers from a US activist group are pushing for the International Criminal Court to take up a case against former President Joe Biden and his…
Trump grants clemency to another Hunter Biden associate who testified against the Biden family
President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Jason Galanis, the second associate of Hunter Biden who testified against the Biden family to receive clemency…
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…
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…
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Biden regulations on ‘ghost gun’ kits
1 of 3 | Justice Clarence Thomas (L, seen at former President Jimmy Carter's December funeral in Washington DC), writing on behalf of him and…
Trump pardons former Hunter Biden associate who testified against Biden family
U.S. President Donald J. Trump, with White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles (L), responds to a question from the news media during a meeting…
Newsom’s dilemma after providing Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
Column: Trump’s demonization of Biden is not normal
WASHINGTON — After almost four years of Donald Trump in the White House, it has become all too easy to forget how abnormal his presidency has been…
Joe Biden and Mike Pence will receive COVID-19 vaccine soon
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence are set to receive the COVID-19 vaccine soon.According to two transition officials familiar with the matter, Biden…
Trump targets Biden, Harris in US security clearance purge | Politics News
The executive order also targets Hillary Clinton and Antony Blinken, former state secretaries, and some Republicans.US President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of…
Will California save Tesla? – Los Angeles Times
Hello and happy Thursday. The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which I’ll say again is not a real government entity, is continuing its…
Biden’s prisons chief tapped to fix California prison mental health care
SACRAMENTO — Following through on intentions broadcast a year ago, a federal judge is putting control of California’s troubled inmate mental health programs into the hands of…
Schiff dismisses Trump assertion that Biden pardons for Jan. 6 committee are ‘void’
Sen. Adam B. Schiff on Monday rebuffed as a baseless threat a weekend broadside from President Trump in which Trump alleged that Schiff and others…