Politics

Through four years of twists and turns, triumphs and reversals, President Clinton has remained remarkably true to a cluster of core themes that have defined him since his emergence on the national stage. Expanding opportunity. Demanding responsibility. Invigorating community. These ideas have driven virtually every major speech he has ever delivered, and Monday’s inaugural address … Read more

A high-stakes effort by the Senate Commerce Committee to reshape U.S. technology policy over the last decade has included few contributions from its best-known member. Sen. John F. Kerry, a committee member since 1986, has seldom taken a direct role in shaping the major legislative decisions on technology during the 1990s, according to former Federal … Read more

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks at the Capitol in Washington on July 23. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) House Speaker Mike Johnson is heeding the demands of the more conservative wing of his Republican conference and has teed up a vote this week on a bill that would keep the federal … Read more

Republican presidential nominee former President Trump speaks during a campaign event at Central Wisconsin Airport on Saturday in Mosinee, Wis. (Morry Gash / Associated Press) With just days to go before his first and likely only debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Trump posted a warning on his social media site threatening to … Read more

Violent protesters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (John Minchillo / Associated Press) Inside Washington’s federal courthouse, there’s no denying the reality of Jan. 6, 2021. Day after day, judges and jurors silently absorb the chilling sights and sounds from television screens of rioters beating police, shattering … Read more

Heather Thomas has been a longtime political activist and fundraiser and is a co-founder of the “Regime Change Cafe,” a salon mostly run out of her home that connected politicians and activists with money and strategies. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) Heather Thomas arrived at a Santa Monica restaurant and ordered a cheeseburger and a … Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris joins Sen. Alex Padilla and Gov. Gavin Newsom as they check out the I-10 Freeway repair project in Los Angeles last year. (Alex Gallardo / Associated Press) Gov. Gavin Newsom is heading east to headline a splashy big-dollar fundraiser for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in New York before the vice … Read more

Democratic Party National Chairman Terry McAuliffe has no plans to play referee to what has become a vitriolic presidential primary, saying through a spokeswoman Monday that voters would decide whether the negative campaigning was good politics. His comments came a day after Howard Dean, the Democratic front-runner, criticized McAuliffe for not stepping in to stem … Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are shown at campaign rallies in Atlanta this summer. (Associated Press) Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are diverging sharply in how they gear up for Tuesday’s presidential debate, setting up a showdown that reflects not just two visions for the country but two politicians who approach big … Read more

It may not be a question of life and death. Actually, it really is a question of life and death. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who received a lot of unfavorable press for comments that some claimed mixed up movie icon John Wayne with serial killer John Wayne Gacy, was campaigning in Spartanburg S.C., on Tuesday when … Read more