Young voters don’t give Biden credit for historic climate bill
WASHINGTON — President Biden spent his Earth Day in a national forest this year with an explicit pitch to young people: a climate jobs corps intended…
Do pro-Palestinian protests signal a shift in U.S. support for Israel?
WASHINGTON — The relationship between the United States and Israel has been a tight embrace almost ever since the founding of the Jewish-led state 76 years…
Column: Trump warns political violence may follow if he loses election
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has put America on notice: If he loses the presidential election, he reserves the right to encourage his followers to fight. When…
Japan, India reject Biden comments describing them as xenophobic
TOKYO — Japan and India on Saturday decried remarks by President Biden describing them as “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants, which the president said…
Young voters’ support for Biden hangs in the balance as protests roil campuses
After days of protests roiling college campuses, President Biden broke his silence with a short, terse speech condemning the chaos and calling for order, while…
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to activists, athletes, politicians
WASHINGTON — President Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people Friday, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, political leaders…
As tensions grow, more Americans see China as an enemy
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Americans are increasingly concerned about China’s power abroad and want to combat that influence, according to a new poll by the Pew Research…
Lauren Boebert is her own best ally and worst enemy
LOVELAND, Colo. — Lauren Boebert was preaching to the faithful, prowling the stage of a megachurch and delivering a sermon — filled with Scripture and references…
Antonio Villaraigosa joins cryptocurrency firm Coinbase as paid adviser
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa doesn’t own any cryptocurrency — at least, not yet. But he’s about to become a player in the industry’s…
Will AI deepfakes and robocalls upset the 2024 election?
In the analog days of the 1970s, long before hackers, trolls and edgelords, an audiocassette company came up with an advertising slogan that posed a…
Trump, DeSantis meet to make peace, talk fundraising for Trump
NEW YORK — Former President Trump met privately with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the weekend, according to three people familiar with the discussion, marking a…
Column: Biden’s big campaign promises come with a warning label
WASHINGTON — For two weeks, former President Trump has been cooped up in a Manhattan courtroom on charges that he falsified records to conceal payments to…
Saying the stakes could not be higher, Newsom to speak at Vatican climate summit
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking his climate change advocacy overseas next month to the epicenter of Catholicism, where he was invited to speak at…
Gaza protests shadow White House correspondents’ dinner
WASHINGTON — An election-year roast of President Biden before journalists, celebrities and politicians at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner Saturday butted up against growing public…
Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from…
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…
Biden signs $95-billion military aid measure that includes path to ban TikTok
WASHINGTON — President Biden signed into law a $95-billion military aid measure Wednesday that includes assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and has a provision that…
Biden’s Morehouse College graduation invitation draws backlash
ATLANTA — President Biden will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College in Atlanta, giving the Democrat a key spotlight on one of the nation’s preeminent…
Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in big bipartisan vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed a package of $95 billion in military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and humanitarian assistance for Gaza, sending the…
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,…