No Labels won’t run candidate after failing to recruit centrist
NEW YORK — The No Labels group said Thursday it will not field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization failed to…
Column: Primary election no-shows in California are a warning to Biden
SACRAMENTO — They’ve almost finished counting votes from the California primary and the news is not good for President Biden. Sure, he “won.” He was virtually…
Column: Trump, California would clash on EVs, offshore drilling
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump says he isn’t worried about climate change. Before he was a presidential candidate, he said global warming was “a hoax” invented by…
Trump campaign criticizes Biden for declaring Transgender Day of Visibility, because it is also Easter
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s campaign and religious conservatives are criticizing President Biden for proclaiming March 31 — which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year — as…
Hiltzik: How to save Social Security without killing it
A hoary old chestnut in government circles describes all budgets as mostly political documents. But what can you say about a budget that’s nothing but…
AP-NORC poll: Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans
ATLANTA — Many Americans are unenthusiastic about a November rematch of the 2020 presidential election. But presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump appears to stoke more anger…
Kamala Harris marks first visit to Puerto Rico as VP
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Vice President Kamala Harris visited Puerto Rico on Friday as part of a whirlwind trip to tout the federal aid the…
Border debate swaying Democrats, possibly control of Congress
WASHINGTON — The Republican effort to solidify immigration as a decisive issue in the November election promises to influence the rematch between President Biden and former…
Trump’s invite to major donors prioritizes the committee paying his legal bills over the RNC
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s new joint fundraising agreement with the Republican National Committee directs donations to his campaign and a political action committee that pays…
U.S. Jews say Trump can’t tell them how to be Jewish
Since the start of his political career, Donald Trump has played on stereotypes about Jews and politics. He told the Republican Jewish Coalition in 2015…
Congress unveils $1.2-trillion plan to avert federal shutdown
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers introduced a $1.2-trillion spending package Thursday that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend…
Biden has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for 2024 campaign
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s campaign has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024 election, far exceeding the in-hand total for his Republican opponent,…
Opinion: One Trump puppet stands between Ukraine and the aid it needs
Speaker Mike Johnson in just months has all but cemented his place among the weakest House leaders in its history. Alas, the Louisianan nonetheless holds…
2024 presidential election: Nevada, Arizona small but crucial
LAS VEGAS — When President Biden flies into Nevada on Monday and to Arizona the following day, he’s likely to compliment the West’s natural beauty, pay…
Trump warns of ‘bloodbath’ if he loses
VANDALIA, Ohio — Former President Trump claimed that he — not President Biden — will protect Social Security and warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses…
Middle East conflicts revive clash between president, Congress
WASHINGTON — A major deadline under the half-century-old War Powers Resolution came this week for President Biden to obtain Congress’ approval to keep waging his military…
Column: Polls get it right most of the time. Here’s what to be wary of
WASHINGTON — Without polls, you can’t understand politics; with them, you can misunderstand a lot. With both major party presidential nominations sewn up, we’re deep into…
In a first, Vice President Harris tours Minnesota abortion clinic
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday, marking what her office said was the first time a U.S.…
Senate leader Schumer says Netanyahu has ‘lost his way’
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has…
House GOP launches new probe of Jan. 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are launching a vast reinvestigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, seeking to push the blame away from…