Supreme Court deals blow to Holocaust survivors lawsuit vs. Hungary
WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday dealt a severe blow to Holocaust survivors and their families in a long-running lawsuit seeking compensation from Hungary for…
Could conservatives save democracy in the United States?
Hello and happy Thursday. Welcome to the “Is reality dead?” edition of this column, in which Vladimir Putin is our friend, egg prices don’t matter…
Column: California’s race for governor is getting interesting
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…
Bonta: We’re not in a constitutional crisis — yet
Hello and happy Thursday. Organic eggs are $9.99 a dozen and have become so valuable people are stealing them — in Pennsylvania, 100,000 eggs worth…
Column: California farmers bought Trump election pitch — at what cost
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…
Coup or no coup? It may not matter
Hello and happy Thursday. Week three, day four. Chaos seems like an insufficient term to grasp the confusion and fear that has overtaken many of…
More than half of women in poll don’t like Trump, or his policies
Hello and happy Thursday. The whirlwind continues. On Wednesday, the White House further backed away from its sweeping and potentially devastating freeze on federal funding…
Arizona governor appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court
PHOENIX — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from rural Yuma County…
Fast vs. safe in fire cleanups
Hello and happy Tuesday. President Trump, as you probably know, visited Los Angeles on Friday, greeting Gov. Gavin Newsom on the tarmac. Their handshake really…
Trump goes hard at sanctuary cities
Hello and happy Thursday. It’s day four of Trump 2.0 and things are moving fast. Today’s topic is immigration — though we could just as…
Trump calls for unity while attacking perceived enemies
Hello and happy Tuesday. President Trump was sworn in to his second term on a cold but sunny Washington afternoon Monday, offering up multiple speeches…
Could the L.A. fires change how California responds to deportations?
Hello and happy Thursday, though the fires rage on. There are four days until the inauguration, but already the Trump effect is in effect. Last…
As fires rage, so do rumors and agendas
Hello and happy Tuesday, though with great respect for the ongoing catastrophe in Los Angeles. There are six days until the inauguration, and President-elect Donald…
Essential Politics: Are Karen Bass and Kamala Harris frenemies?
WASHINGTON — I was first introduced to the concept of frenemies in sixth grade after a girl, who I thought was a friend, told my crush…
Appeals court declines to block Trump sentencing in hush money case
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court on Thursday declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing for his felony conviction, leaving the Supreme Court as the…
‘The mountain is screaming at you’: L.A. fires become a collective trauma
More than 1,100 homes, businesses and other buildings have been lost in the L.A. fires, and many more thousands of people have been displaced. It…
Newsom’s new budget sounds more Republican than radical left
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 13 days until the inauguration and folks, my vacation was not long enough. But here we are, and I’m…
Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ case ends as prosecutor withdraws appeal
A New Mexico prosecutor has withdrawn her appeal of the dismissed involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, officially ending the years-long criminal case against the…
Paris Hilton, gender parity, Siberian tigers: 3 good-news stories for the holidays
Hello and happy Thursday. There are 32 days until the inauguration and, bust out the tissues, this is my last newsletter until Jan. 7. That…
As states fight over abortion laws, California could get dragged in
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 34 days until the inauguration, and today we’re talking about the coming legal war over states’ rights. Of course,…