Trump claims his criminal indictments boost appeal to Black voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President Trump is claiming that his four criminal indictments boosted his support among Black Americans because they see him as a victim…
Trump the candidate of stability? That’s how many see it
Looking at the election as a contest over stability also highlights the risks Republicans face. To start, there are Trump’s personal liabilities, which will certainly…
Dueling pro-Trump factions in Michigan leave state GOP in disarray
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party was deep in debt when a longtime party donor who had given more than $1 million over the…
Biden: House Republicans ‘walking away from the threat of Russia’
The president urged House Republicans to pass aid for Ukraine on Friday, saying, “It’s about time they step up, don’t you think,” instead of going…
Opinion: Blocking Ukraine aid is no way to put America dirst
For Presidents Day, the House is taking two weeks off. But first the Republicans who misrule the place honored their favorite president by blocking desperately…
Column: U.S. out of NATO? In second term, Trump more likely to try
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump hasn’t officially won the Republican presidential nomination yet. But he’s already throwing his weight around on foreign policy — and Republicans…
L.A. Times columnists say why California is still a Golden State
California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and promised land ever since its headlong expansion in a rush of gold fever. It’s also…
The bizarre gas fight that has Republicans pushing for climate action
The clashing messages are an example of the novel controversies being created by the United States’ emergence as an energy superpower — a role that…
‘Free market capitalism as America First’: Inside Barr’s pitch to lead House Financial Services Republicans
“My objective would be to use the House Financial Services Committee chairmanship to end the battle between these two wings: Unite them and forge a…
Will Democrats move to the middle on immigration in 2024?
That’s an unsettling prospect for some California Democrats, who face the difficult task of reassuring voters concerned about chaos at the border without alienating voters…
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel testifies as House Republicans seek to cut funding
1 of 5 | Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel testifies during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Thursday in Washington, D.C. House Republicans…
Haley: Trump’s court ‘chaos’ will sink Republicans in November
Nikki Haley is ratcheting up her attacks on Donald Trump’s legal problems now that the Republican race is down to just the two of them.…
Republicans call EPA regulations ‘burdensome,’ despite their public benefits
Proponents and opponents of Environmental Protection Agency regulations presented their views at a hearing by a subcommittee of the House Committee on Small Businesses on…
Biden says opposing Ukraine funding plays into ‘Putin’s hands’
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday called for House Republicans to urgently bring a $95.3-billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to a vote, warning…
GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its…
Half of Americans say California in decline, poll say
WASHINGTON — California’s national reputation as a place of dreams and prosperity is in jeopardy, battered by Republicans who dislike almost all aspects of the state…
California Senate candidates are asked if Biden, Trump are too old
SAN FRANCISCO — With millions of ballots already mailed out across the Golden State, the four leading candidates for the U.S. Senate in California spent their…
Democrats are emphasizing abortion to mobilize voters. Will it work in Orange County?
Each day, Summer Bailey saw the congressional campaign signs staked into the succulent greenery near the entrance to Balboa Island in the heart of Newport…
Senators push forward with Ukraine aid package
WASHINGTON — As a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Senate’s leaders are arguing in strong terms that the money is crucial…
GOP’s Lankford abandoned by party after negotiating border deal
WASHINGTON — Just before the Senate voted Wednesday to kill the border deal he spent the last four months negotiating, Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford climbed a…