The Supreme Court is out of control. Here’s how to rein it in
President Biden has proposed reforming a U.S. Supreme Court whose integrity has been tarnished, if not ruined, by its most conservative members.The president embraced term…
Former Rep. Tim Ryan confirms: J.D. is ‘weird’
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 97 days until the election, and things are getting weird. J.D. Vance weird. No, I’m not talking about the…
Judge hands ex-NRA head Wayne LaPierre 10-year ban from organization
Former head of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre was handed a 10-year ban from being involved in his former organization on Monday. Pictured here,…
Biden commemorates Civil Rights Act’ 60th anniversary with call to ‘restore faith in Supreme Court’
President Joe Biden leaves the White House in Washington DC on Monday to head to Austin, Texas where he gave a speech to mark the…
With Supreme Court reform ideas, Biden is playing the long game
The first and easiest question to answer with respect to the package of Supreme Court reform measures that President Biden announced Monday is whether there…
Experts: Supreme Court term limits require constitutional amendment
WASHINGTON — Term limits for Supreme Court justices are a popular idea, but would require amending the Constitution and would be unlikely to affect the…
Column: Is Kamala Harris too cautious, or wielding a larger strength?
Hi and welcome to the politics newsletter. I’m Shelby Grad, deputy managing editor for news at the L.A. Times, and there are 100 days until…
Prosecutors urge judge not to toss Trump’s hush money conviction
NEW YORK — Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction, arguing that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme Court’s…
California governor orders removal of homeless camps ‘while providing support’
1 of 2 | California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued an executive order to clear homeless camps statewide "while providing support and assistance to…
These 3 strategies could determine if Kamala Harris can overtake Trump
WASHINGTON — Almost everything has gone right for Vice President Kamala Harris in the initial days of her sudden presidential campaign — rapid consolidation of support…
Missouri high court blocks release of man with overturned murder conviction
Christopher Dunn was set to be released Wednesday after spending 33 years in prison when the Missouri High Court ruled in favor of him continuing…
Please, Kamala, give us something to believe in
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 104 days until the election and today I fell out of a coconut tree and landed on Kamala Harris.…
Bangladesh judges slash government hiring quotas but protestors vow to fight on
Bangladeshi troops stand guard in the capital, Dhaka, on Monday on day three of a national curfew imposed by the embattled government of Sheik Hasina…
Opinion: The Supreme Court is power hungry. There is one sure way to rein it in
President Biden’s initiative to establish Supreme Court term limits and an enforceable ethics code could help restore much needed public trust in the court. Just…
Sandra Hemme freed after 43-year murder conviction overturned
1 of 2 | Sandra Hemme walks out of prison in Chillicothe, Mo., after 43 years. Photo courtesy of the Hemme legal team July 20…
Democrats are moving to replace Biden on the ticket. Will it work?
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Thursday finally got the full-on, adoring convention celebration he never achieved in 2016 or 2020, proclaimed as a “real American hero”…
Report: LGBTQ+ protections improved greatly under Biden compared to Trump
Thousands of "All Black Lives Matter" demonstrators march to West Hollywood to denounce racial injustice and support LGBTQ rights in the summer of 2020. The…
Appeals court temporarily blocks Biden’s student loan relief plan
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks beside US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona (L) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.,…
Supreme Court opens door for punitive anti-homeless policies
The Supreme Court's ruling on an Oregon city's laws allowing the jailing and fining of the homeless presents opportunities for further punitive measures against the…
Opinion: The Republican Party’s bait and switch on abortion
When Republicans affirmed their party’s platform this week, it included a supposedly moderated position on abortion. Don’t believe it.For decades, the GOP has explicitly pledged…