Kamala Harris speaks at White House for first time since becoming presidential candidate
1 of 4 | Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo by Ting Shen/UPI…
Kamala Harris delivers a fiery speech to campaign staffers
Vice President Kamala Harris launched her official campaign Monday with a fiery address to supporters in Delaware — her first public address since overnight becoming…
Senate candidate Steve Garvey accused of failing to disclose income
A government watchdog group on Monday requested a federal investigation into Republican Senate candidate Steve Garvey, saying the former Dodgers All-Star broke the law by…
Can Nathan Hochman win L.A. D.A. election by not being Gascón?
While she waited for the man she hopes will defeat Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón in November, Mary Klein slathered her face with…
Vice President Kamala Harris now Democrats’ last hope against Trump
Suddenly, Kamala Harris is Democrats’ last best hope to prevent a Trump restoration and the complete MAGA takeover of Washington. It’s a prospect that thrills…
Prosecutor to presidential candidate: The rise of Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris is making history yet again — this time in a manner few could have envisioned.She already has blazed trails: As San Francisco’s first…
Biden just dropped out and endorsed Harris. What happens now?
President Biden has ended his bid for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take over the top of the ticket as the Democratic…
Trump picks one-time critic J.D. Vance as vice presidential candidate
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, July 21. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know…
Opinion: No Joe? The Democrats can’t indulge in a free-for-all open convention
The news from Milwaukee and the Republican National Convention has dominated this week, but it hasn’t stopped speculation about whether Joe Biden will or should…
Tubbs, Ma and Bradford join 2026 California lieutenant governor race
SACRAMENTO — The election for California’s top offices is more than two years away, but campaigning has begun in the race for lieutenant governor, a low-…
Opinion: We have to destroy the Republican Party to save it
This week in Milwaukee, the Republican Party will officially nominate for president a man of damnable firsts — first president to be impeached twice, first…
Five jailed for 2023 murder of Ecuador presidential candidate | Politics News
Former journalist Fernando Villavicencio’s family and friends have urged an investigation into who ordered his killing.A court in Ecuador has handed down prison sentences of…
LAPD chief candidate field narrows to about 10, a mix of outsiders and insiders
After an initial round of interviews, the number of contenders to be the next Los Angeles police chief has been narrowed to about 10 names,…
Opinion: Biden put Democrats in a pickle. What’s the right way out of it?
Democrats are in quite a pickle.Actually, they probably wish they had pickled their 81-year-old standard bearer — President Biden — to preserve him until November.…
The best and worst U.S. vice presidents, according to the experts
The campaign to serve as Donald Trump’s running mate has unfolded in an unusually public way, including a parade of potential vice presidents attending the…
Iranians elect reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian as president | Elections
NewsFeedIran’s interior ministry has declared reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian winner of the country’s presidential election. He defeated conservative Saeed Jalili by nearly three million votes…
Lloyd Doggett is first Democrat in Congress to urge Biden’s withdrawal
WASHINGTON — A House lawmaker has become the first Democratic member of Congress to publicly call for President Biden to step down as the party’s nominee…
Candidate leaves Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party over ‘racist, misogynistic, bigoted’ members
Reform UK Party chair Nigel Farage and other party leaders accused Georgie David of being a "Trojan horse candidate" after she exited the party to…
Kinky Friedman, musical satirist and Texas candidate, dies
Kinky Friedman, author, singer-songwriter and former Texas gubernatorial candidate, died Thursday after a years-long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Friedman was 79. “He died peacefully,” close…
CNN Biden-Trump debate draws 51.3 million TV viewers
The highly anticipated first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign averaged 51.3 million television viewers Thursday, far below the viewership the first time President Biden…