Politics

Republicans have a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives, which they won in the 2022 midterms. (Mariam Zuhaib / Associated Press) In the Antelope Valley and Orange County this weekend, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is rallying Democrats who are volunteering and raising money for Congressional candidates George Whitesides and Derek Tran. And in … Read more

Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican seeking reelection in a district that favored Joe Biden, has unusually strong labor support. She recently toured a union apprenticeship program outside Portland. (Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times) For nearly a decade, Donald Trump has ruled the Republican Party with a power that rivals the moon and … Read more

Dueling yard signs, shifting loyalties and the quest for Mormon votes in Arizona Jeremy Spilsbury never suspected that anything was off. He attended services at his local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ward, stayed for a meeting with the missionary committee and then bid them farewell — including his across-the-road neighbor. But as … Read more

A ‘Locally hated/Dyslexic Hairstylist’ battles the Christian right in a Texas town One might wonder how Adrienne Quinn Martin, a hairdresser, former belly dancer, mother of two and long-ago brand girl for a liquor distributor, a woman who celebrated her husband’s birthday on TikTok by swaying against him while listening to Al Green, became the … Read more

Supporters of Proposition 10, in favor of rent control, demonstrate at an event last month in Sacramento. The measure would have made it easier for cities to expand rent control. (Steve Yeater / Associated Press) Proposition 10, a ballot measure to expand rent control in California, was decisively rejected by voters Tuesday in a victory … Read more

Former President Trump speaks at a news conference at his Trump National Golf Course on Sept. 13. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) With just 23 days left until election day and voters already casting ballots, former President Trump is returning to California on Saturday for a rally in the Coachella Valley. The event is … Read more

Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León, left, and his opponent, Ysabel Jurado, debate at Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) More than 200 people packed the pews at Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights on Wednesday, and they all had one question on their minds: Where was Kevin de León? … Read more

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two on Friday at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, en route to Washington. (Ross D. Franklin / Associated Press) Vice President Kamala Harris is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency” required to serve as president, her doctor … Read more

“We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action,” President Trump said to cheers. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images) At the center of his foreign policy vision, Donald Trump has put “America First,” a phrase with an anti-Semitic and isolationist history going back to the years before the U.S. entry into … Read more

The California Air Resources Board may adopt a regulation that could increase gas prices at the pump by nearly a half-dollar a gallon, or even much more, while the California Legislature is likely to pass a bill sought by Gov. Gavin Newsom that he contends will avoid “big oil’s price spikes.” (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times) … Read more