Politics

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks Thursday on the Gila River Indian Community reservation in Chandler, Ariz. (Matt York / Associated Press) Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House criticized Donald Trump for his attacks on the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and suggested he was wrongly trying to turn … Read more

Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, left, and her mother, Ruby Freeman, shown during their appearance before the House Jan. 6 committee, reached a settlement in their defamation lawsuit against a conservative website. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press) Two Georgia election workers have reached a settlement in their defamation lawsuit against a Missouri-based, far-right website that falsely accused … Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris waves to the crowd at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Leadership Conference last month. There is a gender divide among Latino voters on Harris, a poll shows. (Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press) In new polling of Latinos, a solid majority of women have a positive opinion of Vice President Kamala … Read more

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) again refused to acknowledge that former President Trump lost the 2020 election, evading the question five times in a New York Times interview, the newspaper reported. (Chuck Burton / Associated Press) JD Vance, Republican vice presidential nominee, again refused to acknowledge that President Biden won the 2020 election over former President … Read more

State GOP activists wrapped up their weekend convention Sunday by peaceably settling a divisive leadership fight, squaring away rules for the next presidential primary and slapping at the party’s recent gubernatorial nominee. After hearing from a seventh and final presidential hopeful–New Hampshire Sen. Bob Smith–delegates stuck with precedent and elevated the party’s vice chairman, businessman … Read more

Dramatically changing California campaign fund-raising rules six weeks before the Nov. 6 election, a federal judge Tuesday sided with Democrats and struck down the voter-approved campaign contribution limits of Proposition 73 as unconstitutional. In concluding that the initiative’s restrictions on campaign financing violate the 1st Amendment right to free expression, U.S. District Judge Lawrence K. … Read more

Former President Obama speaks during a campaign event for Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh on Thursday. (Ryan Collerd / AFP via Getty Images) Former President Obama joined the campaign trail for the final stretch Thursday with some “truths” for men, especially Black men, who he said were not delivering the enthusiasm for Vice President Kamala Harris … Read more

What appeared to be a straightforward proposal by Assemblyman Lloyd Levine to neuter California’s dogs and cats instead met massive opposition and may have spawned a potentially powerful lobby that now plans to play a significant role fighting for pet owners’ rights nationwide. When Levine surrendered last week and withdrew his bill from consideration for … Read more

U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Ruben Gallego, left, and Republican challenger Kari Lake participate in their debate Wednesday in Phoenix. (Cheryl Evans / Associated Press) Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake repeatedly reminded viewers Wednesday of her three-decade career on Arizona television, looking to harness the intimate connection she built with voters and overcome Democrat Ruben Gallego’s … Read more

As Newsom urges refinery controls, California regulators consider hike in gas prices As Gov. Gavin Newsom wages a high-profile campaign to prevent sudden spikes in gasoline prices, California air regulators are quietly pushing through a policy change of their own that could raise pump prices by almost a half-dollar a gallon or more. Newsom recently … Read more