Biden lost a good opportunity to change the election debate
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s decision last month to call for a June debate against former President Trump was a gamble – a calculation that the campaign…
A few phrases for your Biden-Trump debate drinking games
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 132 days until the election and today we’re talking about scary stuff, starting with the Orwellian-sounding Department of Life.…
Why both sides in America’s partisan war feel like they’re losing
WASHINGTON — Both sides in America’s ideological war agree on one striking point: They think their side is losing. Republicans hopped on the doom train first.…
Journalism doesn’t have to be this bad: A lesson from O.C.
Today’s newsletter is written by Deputy Managing Editor Shelby Grad. Anita Chabria will return next week. If you think election denial is reserved for rural…
The Trump-Biden debate rematch no one really wants is almost here
There are probably few things anyone wants to do less right now than think back to 2020. The year of the COVID-19 lockdowns, mass death,…
Biden vs. Trump: Black and Latino voters could make the difference
WASHINGTON — Two weeks after Donald Trump’s conviction on multiple felonies related to the payment of hush money to a porn actress, we have a pretty…
California’s knock-down, drag-out fight over addiction and theft
Hello and happy Thursday. There are 145 days until the election, and today we’re talking guns and drugs. And no, it’s not (entirely) Hunter Biden.…
Biden goes on offense on immigration. Is it ‘too little too late’?
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 146 days until the election and today we’re talking neighbors — good, bad and weirdly obsessed with flags. Yeah,…
Liberals don’t like Biden’s border plan, but it may help him where he needs it most
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s move this week to close the border to most migrants seeking asylum sent an important signal about what he and his top…
Trump is not a felon. He’s ‘justice involved’
Hello and happy Thursday. There are 151 days until the election and today we are talking dead chickens and deadbeats. We’ve all heard by now…
Addiction is messy, as the Hunter Biden trial proves
Hello, and happy Tuesday. There are 153 days until the election, and today we’re talking guns, drugs and optics — in the courtroom and at…
How’s Trump’s conviction will — and won’t — impact his 2024 chances
WASHINGTON — For months, political analysts, oddsmakers and partisan strategists have speculated about how a criminal conviction of former President Trump might affect the presidential race.…
Trump will exploit either verdict
Happy Thursday. There are 158 days until the election and we are moving on from bad-built B words to expletive A words. “People might call…
Chabria column: What I got wrong about the ‘bad built’ blowup
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 160 days left until the election, and the week of reckoning has come for Donald Trump, the guy who…
The do-or-die moment for California newspapers is here
Good morning and welcome to the L.A. Times Politics newsletter. I am Shelby Grad, deputy managing editor for news, filling in for David Lauter today.…
Manhood 2024: Do Republicans own it?
Hello and happy Thursday. There are 165 days until the election, and the Democrats have a manhood problem — one a pill won’t fix. Before…
Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Body Brilliance
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 167 days left until the election and today we’re talking B6 — not the vitamin, but the viral diss.…
Just how long should a Supreme Court justice stay around?
WASHINGTON — In late June, around the time the U.S. Supreme Court wraps up its current term, Justice Sonia Sotomayor will turn 70. Is that old…
Can this Central Valley Democrat beat the Newsom curse?
Happy Thursday. There are 172 days until the election and we’ll start today with a Roman holiday. Not ours. We can’t afford one. Instead, we’re…
Michael Cohen is boring, and that’s trouble for Trump
Happy Tuesday. There are 174 days left until the election, and in honor of Mother’s Day, we’ll start with Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, who seems…