2024 VP debate live updates: What to expect from Vance and Walz
JD Vance and Tim Walz meet Tuesday night in the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2024 campaign.Historically, the face-off between running mates…
2024 presidential debate live updates: What to expect from Trump, Harris
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet tonight for the first — and perhaps only — debate of their closely fought presidential contest.The stakes are exceedingly…
Kamala Harris’ central role in U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has been, at least visually, front and center as President Biden has overseen America’s retreat from Afghanistan. She attends most…
Opinion: Reports of the death of Trump’s Project 2025 are greatly exaggerated
This summer more and more voters have gotten to know the gist of Project 2025, the policy opus intended to guide a second Trump administration,…
Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from statements endangering law enforcement in classified records case
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose…
Stem cell scientist to become the latest Democrat trying to topple Dana Rohrabacher in O.C. House race
An internationally known stem cell scientist and entrepreneur will join the ranks of candidates trying to unseat Republican incumbents in contested House races next year…
Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade abortion ruling
WASHINGTON — In a historic reversal, the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision and ruled that states may again outlaw…
Schiff tops race for coveted California Senate seat, Garvey close behind
Concluding California’s most competitive U.S. Senate primary in a generation, Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank and retired Dodgers All-Star Steve Garvey will square off…
Must Reads: John F. Kelly says his tenure as Trump’s chief of staff is best measured by what the president did not do
Reporting from Washington — In August 2017, shortly after John F. Kelly became White House chief of staff, he convened crucial meetings on Afghanistan at President…
For this lawyer and Assembly candidate, 'save the children' isn't a hashtag
ALESSANDRO, left, has dinner with lawyer Maggy Krell and her family. The boy, who just completed first grade, still fears being apart from his mother.…
Immigrant survey suggests they may be new swing voter group
Yajaira Gonzalez became a U.S. citizen and a registered Democrat on the same day. She arrived from Mexico 20 years ago, and was granted temporary…
Opinion: This Thanksgiving, let Trump’s ‘best people’ do the arguing with your MAGA uncle
Last Thanksgiving, Donald Trump had just announced he was seeking reelection, yet his political stock was low. He was blamed for Republicans’ unexpectedly bad showing…
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he won’t seek reelection in 2024
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick…
Trump disputes account of soldier’s widow about their call, escalating week-old controversy
Reporting from Washington — President Trump on Monday disputed the criticism of a soldier’s widow about his call to console her, escalating a week-old controversy over…
Trump ordered 15,000 new border and immigration officers — but got thousands of vacancies instead
Reporting from Washington — Two years after President Trump signed orders to hire 15,000 new border agents and immigration officers, the administration has spent tens of…
Online trolls are using immigration as a wedge issue for 2018 midterm election
Reporting from Washington — Clad in military jackets, with bandannas hiding their faces, Eddie Alvarez and other members of the Brown Berets clashed with other protesters…
California is trying to bring back net neutrality, but the debate is complicated
Reporting from Sacramento — California state lawmakers are angling for another fight with the Trump administration, this time to revive federal net neutrality rules that they…