Column: Trump has big plans for California if he wins a second term. Fasten your seatbelts

“The place is failing,” former President Trump said of California at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland last month. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) Donald Trump is running against California — again. In his campaign to win a second term, the former president frequently excoriates the state as a terrifying dystopia — the inevitable … Read more

Former GOP Legislator Named to Replace Shelley

Choosing a Republican ally whose politics mirror his own, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday nominated former state Sen. Bruce McPherson as California’s chief elections officer. If his selection as secretary of state is not blocked in the Legislature, McPherson — who edited his family’s Santa Cruz newspaper for years before entering politics — will replace … Read more

The Cult of Bobby : Hero or opportunist? Almost 25 years after his death, Robert Kennedy is seen as both.

Hours after riots erupted in Los Angeles last May, Gov. Bill Clinton debated whether to visit an inner-city neighborhood and speak about racial tensions. The inspiration was political but also historical: During the 1968 presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy had given a dramatic speech in Indianapolis after Martin Luther King Jr. was slain, trying to … Read more

‘I can’t keep fighting the system’: DACA recipients are leaving the U.S., disheartened by years of instability

DACA supporters rally outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Phoenix. (Associated Press) Tawheeda Wahabzada was tired of hoping she would ever have a permanent place in the country that had been home for nearly her entire life. So in February 2020, after hosting a “self-deportation party” where she said goodbye to her … Read more

Court rules Georgia lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis for information related to her Trump case

Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis speaks during a news conference in 2023 in Atlanta. (John Bazemore / Associated Press) A judge has ruled that the Georgia state Senate can subpoena Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis as part of a inquiry into whether she has engaged in misconduct during her prosecution of President-elect Donald … Read more

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