Politics

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, points to local dignitaries as he departs a plane at Sacramento International Airport with daughter Hope Walz on Tuesday. Walz is visiting the city on a fundraising trip. (Paul Kitagaki Jr. / The Sacramento Bee) With less than a month left before the Nov. 5 election, … Read more

Relatives of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos carry his coffin during his funeral service in Chilpancingo, in Mexico’s Guerrero state, on Monday. (Alejandrino Gonzalez / Associated Press) Rejecting a renewed “war” against drug-traffickers, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday unveiled her strategy to battle organized crime in a nation where each day brings word of new … Read more

“Terrorism is still the FBI’s number one priority, and we will use every resource to protect the American people,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press) The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an election … Read more

L.A. Care Health plan Chief Executive John Baackes is shown with two volumes of L.A. Care Medi-Cal provider directories in August 2017. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) California officials announced Tuesday that they had reached settlements totaling $55 million with L.A. Care, a publicly operated health plan serving Medi-Cal patients in Los Angeles … Read more

Homes are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Chimney Rock Village, N.C. (Mike Stewart / Associated Press) You can’t predict the weather, but you can predict the politics that accompany major weather events. Good leaders respond promptly to disasters because it’s the humane thing to do and it’s their job. But the cold … Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris wants to dramatically expand the child tax credit, especially for the first baby. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Voters are understandably perplexed by Kamala Harris’ economic agenda, on which her campaign has offered little substance and little more than a string of vague promises. But when you follow the policy … Read more

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at an event marking one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel on Monday in Miami. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines … Read more

Jane Fonda speaks before a climate march from the U.S. Capitol to the White House in 2019. (Alex Wong / Getty Images) Jane Fonda is a powerful, passionate climate advocate. She’s gotten arrested protesting at the U.S. Capitol, raised money to defeat a Big Oil ballot measure in California and written a book about activism. … Read more

At least eight months before the Watergate scandal began to unfold 25 years ago, President Richard Nixon attempted to put the Internal Revenue Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service on the trail of the Los Angeles Times and its publisher, Otis Chandler, according to recently released White House tapes of Nixon’s conversations. “I want … Read more

When vigilantes and criminals face off in Mexico, both sides are armed with arsenals of U.S.-made military-style guns. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) The Supreme Court is back at work this week, and among the more important arguments the justices are set to hear is a lawsuit filed by the government of Mexico against … Read more