California Legislature demands data after homelessness audit
SACRAMENTO — Democrats and Republicans expressed frustration Monday as they grilled Gov. Gavin Newsom’s top housing officials in a tense legislative hearing about how billions of…
Granderson: Trump uses Reagan’s racist ‘welfare’ dog whistle
Donald Trump took his dog whistle down to Florida last weekend, where he reportedly told a room full of donors: “When you are Democrat, you…
New California House members try something unusual: Making friends
WASHINGTON — Over homemade tacos at a Capitol Hill row home, several of California’s members of Congress did something unusual last year: they gathered for a…
Trump says Biden is running ‘Gestapo’ administration
ATLANTA — Donald Trump told Republican donors at his Florida resort this weekend that President Joe Biden is running a “Gestapo administration,” the latest example of…
Kristen Clarke confirmed to head DOJ Civil Rights Division
WASHINGTON — Kristen Clarke, a longtime civil rights lawyer, was confirmed Tuesday by the Senate to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, making her the…
Watch your step, Democrats. O.C.’s purple shine hides a red underbelly
In 2016, my beloved homeland of Orange County shocked political observers by favoring Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, the first time we went with a…
RFK Jr. could be a spoiler in the November election
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign was once viewed as a quixotic quest by a scion of a storied political family — an environmental warrior…
Crime is a ballot ‘vulnerability’ for California Democrats
A trio of crimes involving Democratic lawmakers has put the spotlight back on public safety in the Golden State, an issue on which experts warn…
Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion law
The Arizona Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the state’s 1864 abortion ban, sending a measure to the Democratic governor that would end weeks of turmoil…
Rep. Greene vows to force a vote next week on ousting House Speaker
WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday she would call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, forcing her colleagues to…
Opinion: GOP women try to answer the question: Who’s the most macho?
Slaughtering wolves from helicopters? Castrating hogs? Shooting up Priuses with assault weapons? Murdering misbehaving puppies? Is this what it takes for a Republican woman to…
Six California House races that could determine control of Congress
Democrat Adam Gray, left, is challenging Rep. John Duarte (R-Modesto) to represent California’s 13th Congressional District. (Associated Press) In a heavily agricultural San Joaquin Valley…
Opinion: Speaker Mike Johnson sings ‘Kumbaya’ with the Democrats
No one could have predicted that the worst Congress in memory would morph into the Kumbaya Congress. Or that Mike Johnson, the accidental House speaker…
Arizona House votes to repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban
PHOENIX — A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions has won approval from the state House, clearing its first hurdle two weeks after a…
Sen. Casey, McCormick to face off in Pennsylvania Senate contest
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face off in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday’s primary…
Proof that Republicans can still do what’s rational and right
There’s no record of Edmund Burke — the great Irish-born British statesman and father of modern conservatism — actually saying what is often attributed to…
Newsom calls out Republican abortion policies in Alabama ad
In Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new political advertisement, two anxious young women in an SUV drive toward the Alabama state line. The passenger says she thinks…
Opinion: Hapless House Republicans weaponized impeachment. It backfired
Maybe I’m going out on a limb here, but the hapless House Republicans have finally achieved something big: an end to tit-for-tat impeachments. Of course,…
The House on brink of approving aid for Ukraine and Israel
WASHINGTON — The House is working through a rare Saturday session to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, Democrats…
Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote
WASHINGTON — With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support…