Liberals don’t like Biden’s border plan, but it may help him where he needs it most
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s move this week to close the border to most migrants seeking asylum sent an important signal about what he and his top…
Supreme Court discloses book advances, including $900,000 for Jackson
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices reported Friday that they are receiving big-money advances for writing books about themselves or the law, often shortly after arriving…
Tasmania’s leading harness trainer, Ben Yole, free to race again as appeals board overturns ban for a second time
In short: Tasmania's Racing Appeals Board has overturned a ban on Ben Yole and three other harness racing participants who are subject to allegations of…
Trump is not a felon. He’s ‘justice involved’
Hello and happy Thursday. There are 151 days until the election and today we are talking dead chickens and deadbeats. We’ve all heard by now…
Judge orders Steve Bannon to report to prison by July 1 for contempt of Congress
1 of 3 | Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump, would be the second Trump aide to serve prison time for defying the House…
Senate hearing examines state abortion bans, ‘assault on women’s freedoms’
1 of 4 | Nisha Verma, MD, MPH, Fellow, Physicians for Reproductive Health, left, testified Tuesday before the Senate HELP Committee hearing on "The Assault…
Addiction is messy, as the Hunter Biden trial proves
Hello, and happy Tuesday. There are 153 days until the election, and today we’re talking guns, drugs and optics — in the courtroom and at…
Oil industry asks Supreme Court to block climate change suits
WASHINGTON — Oil and gas companies are asking the Supreme Court to block dozens of high-powered lawsuits from California to Massachusetts seeking to hold the industry…
Biden warns convicted Trump is attacking justice system to convince public it’s rigged
President Joe Biden (L) on Monday night warned a fundraising public against the threat Donald Trump poses to democracy, especially now that he is a…
Opinion: Alito and Thomas taint the Supreme Court’s Jan. 6 decisions
America, we have a(nother) constitutional crisis on our hands. Amid all the well-warranted attention to Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., who refuses to recuse himself…
How’s Trump’s conviction will — and won’t — impact his 2024 chances
WASHINGTON — For months, political analysts, oddsmakers and partisan strategists have speculated about how a criminal conviction of former President Trump might affect the presidential race.…
Trump will exploit either verdict
Happy Thursday. There are 158 days until the election and we are moving on from bad-built B words to expletive A words. “People might call…
Supreme Court gives National Rifle Assn. a 1st Amendment win
WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Assn., best known for advocating for gun rights under the 2nd Amendment, won an unusual 1st Amendment free-speech decision from the…
Why Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s lapse is different
Another day, another ethics crisis at the Supreme Court. When I first read about the upside-down American flag that flew at the Virginia home of…
Chabria column: What I got wrong about the ‘bad built’ blowup
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 160 days left until the election, and the week of reckoning has come for Donald Trump, the guy who…
ASPCA opposes House Farm Bill, says it guts local animal protections
May 24 (UPI) -- The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Friday decried a House committee passage of the Farm Bill, asserting…
The do-or-die moment for California newspapers is here
Good morning and welcome to the L.A. Times Politics newsletter. I am Shelby Grad, deputy managing editor for news, filling in for David Lauter today.…
Louisiana governor signs bill classifying abortion pills as controlled substances
Louisiana on Friday became the first state to classify the drugs misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances, making possession of them without a prescription punishable…
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill allowing Arizona abortion providers to work in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed legislation that helps Arizonas get abortion care in California. Photo by Ben Solomon/U.S. Department of State/UPI | License…
Meet the suburban moms helping Arizonans get abortions in California
SACRAMENTO — Staring down a state budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom needed money fast to fund his latest ambition for California. So he turned to an…