Politics

Cristian Rodriguez fuels his vehicle in Sacramento as battle lines are being drawn over a proposal to repeal an increase in the state’s gas tax and vehicle fees. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) As a new poll found a majority of California voters want to repeal increases to the state’s gas tax and vehicle fees, … Read more

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared with Bob Hertzberg on Friday to endorse the Los Angeles mayoral candidate’s plan for education reform, giving Hertzberg a televised boost as he struggles to keep pace with two better-funded rivals in the campaign’s final stretch. In a hastily arranged event at Schwarzenegger’s Santa Monica office, the governor — who already … Read more

As President Trump arrives this week to inspect eight prototypes for a border wall – his first presidential visit to California – he joins the list of presidents who visited the Golden State. We dipped into the archives to bring you a handful of visits from sitting presidents. FDR in Southern California President Franklin D. … Read more

Amy Coney Barrett, a 7th Circuit Court of Appeals judge, is poised to be President Trump’s third nominee to the Supreme Court. (University of Notre Dame) In nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump has chosen a well-regarded legal scholar who has strong appeal to conservatives and who almost surely would move the high court … Read more

California Gov. Jerry Brown unveils his budget proposal in January. Once again, the state’s program for in-home care of the elderly and disabled is at the heart of negotiations. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) California’s program to provide in-home care for its low-income elderly and disabled residents finds itself once again at the heart of … Read more

President George Bush’s reputation will suffer from his decision, announced Christmas Eve, to pardon former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and five other figures suspected or convicted of breaking the law in the Iran-Contra scandal. Bush justified his decision positively and negatively. Positively, he praised the men he pardoned as patriots and public servants who, … Read more

President Biden delivered an urgent call to the country Thursday night, asserting in a prime-time speech that American democracy remains in great peril and bluntly singling out the person he sees as the biggest threat to the system: former President Trump. Speaking from Independence Hall, where the United States’ experiment in self-government began 246 years … Read more

California Gov. Jerry Brown presents his annual State of the State address Thursday in Sacramento. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP) To watch Jerry Brown is to marvel at just how many political lives he can squeeze into his years on stage. The California governor who delivered his State of the State speech Thursday from the Capitol’s … Read more

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris during Tuesday night’s debate. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) Former President Trump repeated claims during Tuesday’s debate that crime is “through the roof” and that much of it is being caused by immigrants. Data suggest both claims are incorrect. Asked about his proposal for “the largest deportation operation” in the … Read more

Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department is challenging a controversial Texas abortion law. (Associated Press) The Biden administration launched a broad legal attack on the new Texas antiabortion law, declaring Thursday the state has no authority to defy the Constitution and deprive women of their rights. The law bans abortion after about … Read more