Oakland embraces native Kamala Harris with hope, weariness
OAKLAND — The first time she ran for president, Kamala Harris launched her candidacy with a splashy rally that filled downtown Oakland with more than 20,000…
Opinion: For undecideds, will this be Kamala Harris’ Achilles’ heel?
Kamala Harris has had a strong start to her presidential campaign, but the remaining weeks leading up to the Nov. 5 election will be closely…
GOP Rep. Mike Garcia’s ad distorts role in Violence Against Women Act
In its first advertisement for the general election season, the campaign for Rep. Mike Garcia, a politically vulnerable Santa Clarita Republican, offers a misleading description…
Column: Newsom’s power this election is at home, not away
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom should now narrow his focus from national politics to pivotal races in his own backyard.Here’s an important politician who’s suddenly without…
After ‘hot labor summer,’ California Legislature chills on union bills
SACRAMENTO — A year ago, thousands of workers went on strike across California, and what became known as “hot labor summer” was reflected in mandatory wage…
Republicans encourage mail-in voting even as Trump disparages it
Although former President Trump has spent years attacking the integrity of early and mail-in voting, his campaign and the Republican National Committee this week launched…
Will a Vietnamese American candidate help Democrats win a congressional seat in Little Saigon?
At a solemn reunion in Orange County, dozens of elderly Vietnamese Americans gathered recently to reconnect with others once held at Suối Máu, a camp…
Democrats sue Georgia board over election certification rules
Democrats are suing the Georgia State Election Board over new rules that allow county officials to delay certifying the election results to perform a reasonable…
Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment, offers no specifics
POTTERVILLE, Mich. — Former President Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free, but he did not say…
Opinion: Why I’m not worried about Trump without guardrails
A favorite word Democrats use to argue against a second Trump presidency is “guardrails.” The argument goes something like this:Donald Trump didn’t know what he…
Are Kamala Harris’ Democrats taking back flag-waving patriotism?
If you are old enough to remember the tumultuous protests of the Vietnam War era, you probably remember the ideological combat waged on car bumpers.People…
Are Jews losing their political home in the Democratic Party?
Republicans have repeatedly tried — and failed — to win over Jewish Americans, who have historically supported Democrats in overwhelming numbers. One memorable attempt was…
Trump would veto a federal abortion ban, Vance says
NEW YORK — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such…
Column: Donald Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Convention Week
WASHINGTON — During the nine years Donald Trump has been running for president, his political superpower has been his feral talent for seizing media attention and…
Kamala Harris’ DNC pitched generational change, but has a Bill Clinton-era feel
CHICAGO — Former President Clinton had trouble recalling the year of his first Democratic convention — either 1972 or 1976 — but wondered how many more…
On Fox News, the talk at the DNC was taxes, testosterone and rage
CHICAGO — While Democrats celebrated with abandon Thursday over the elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee, viewers of Fox News received…
RKF Jr. withdraws from Arizona ballot amid Trump rumors
PHOENIX — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew from the ballot in Arizona late Thursday, a day before he and Donald Trump were set to appear miles…
Trump uses stretch of border wall in Arizona to contrast with Democrats
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — On a dirt road below the shrub-dotted hills of Arizona, Donald Trump used a stretch of wall and a pile of steel…
Democrats and journos at the DNC are thrilled with the CNN Politico Grill
CHICAGO — Stealing a catchphrase from former President Trump, the theme for some attendees at the Democratic National Convention here might as well be “Grill, baby,…
In search for younger voters, Democrats court influencers at DNC
Malynda Hale angled her iPhone toward her face and filmed a quick selfie video as she headed over to the first day of the Democratic…