Politics

Lili Bernard, who has accused comedian Bill Cosby of raping her in the 1990s, speaks at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Gov. Jerry Brown signed bills this week that were prompted by allegations of sexual assault against Cosby and former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) In the wake of … Read more

A construction worker on a San Francisco building in October. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) California developers and construction workers have long been fighting over wages for carpenters, plumbers, electricians and others who build homes. Now, statewide business and labor groups are working on a deal that both sides hope could lead to a flood … Read more

The idea has become a fixture of Bill Clinton’s campaign: “All my life, I have been an agent of change,” he says. As Arkansas governor, he tells audiences around the nation, “I have taken on the entrenched interests” to fight for change. And, indeed, Clinton’s five terms as his state’s chief executive, covering 12 of … Read more

As the Senate hurtles toward a potential vote next week to roll back the Affordable Care Act, Republican lawmakers still don’t know what legislation they will consider or what impact it could have on health coverage for tens of millions of Americans. Senate GOP leaders have said senators may be voting to simply repeal major … Read more

Elihu M. Harris, Oakland’s new mayor, said Monday that he is not “a man with all the answers,” but that he plans to help reshape the city’s ailing educational system and fight crime. “We must reshape our community, and to this end I will be the point guard,” Harris told the crowd of about 1,000 … Read more

Darrell Issa acknowledges applause after announcing his candidacy for United States Senate on Saturday, Feb. 7, 1998. (Denis Poroy / Associated Press) Editor’s note: This article was originally written and published in 1998. It is being republished after Issa’s retirement announcement. To hear Darrell Issa and his supporters tell it, the San Diego County businessman … Read more

Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean confirmed Tuesday that a joint U.S.-Laotian task force has likely discovered the remains of his younger brother Charles, who was kidnapped and slain while traveling through Laos 29 years ago. Dean, who journeyed to Southeast Asia last year to visit the site where it was believed his brother was killed, … Read more

Native Americans and their supporters march toward the White House on March 10, 2017, in protest of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press) Every time black dust blows through the windswept Moapa River Indian Reservation about an hour’s drive from Las Vegas, residents grow more unnerved. This tribal community of … Read more

Along the pockmarked streets, past peeling storefronts, the welcome signs proclaiming Lynwood an All-America City provide a glimpse of its suburban past. In 1961, when the city won the distinction, Lynwood seemed destined for a long period of stability, echoing its Chamber of Commerce’s boast that the city was “the best place to live best.” … Read more

Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III came under fire Thursday for his declaration earlier this week that the Constitution–and not necessarily the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Constitution–determines the law of the land. In the speech, delivered Tuesday night at Tulane University in New Orleans, Meese acknowledged that each Supreme Court decision binds “the parties in … Read more