Politics

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Nov. 6 in Wilmington, Del. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press) President-elect Joe Biden’s winning tally is approaching a record 80 million votes as Democratic bastions continue to count ballots and the 2020 election cracks turnout records. Biden has already set a record for the highest number of votes for … Read more

Brian Williams, shown taping his show, “The 11th Hour With Brian Williams,” in New York in 2018. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times) Former NBC News star Brian Williams is finalizing a deal to anchor live coverage of the presidential election results for Amazon’s Prime Video, in the streamer’s first attempt at live news coverage, according to … Read more

Mitt Romney took in $6 million Saturday night at a Beverly Hills fundraiser, he said, as his backers tried to quell concern about the rocky road the Republican nominee has faced in his presidential bid in recent days. Tom Tellefsen, a major bundler and chairman of the candidate’s California Finance Committee, tried to reassure donors … Read more

Canyon Lake Middle School, where 12-year-old Yahushua Robinson died during a heatwave in August 2023. (KTLA) When 12-year-old Yahushua Robinson died while running during a P.E. class in triple-digit temperatures, his mother could not help but feel like the tragedy was preventable. Now, a little more than a year later, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed … Read more

A bill aimed at putting the brakes on home foreclosures in California was approved Monday by the state Senate, ending a months-long partisan stalemate. Under the legislation, a lender would have to try at least three times to contact a borrower in person or by telephone 30 days before sending a notice of default. When … Read more

In a ‘purple’ California district, a GOP congressman fights to defend a seat he won by 564 votes On a scorching summer day in Fresno County, Rep. John Duarte (R-Modesto) stood in the shade of Axel Gomez’s yard, making his pitch for a second term. As Gomez’s representative in Congress, Duarte said, he had partnered … Read more

Exxon Mobil says advanced recycling is the answer to plastic waste. But is it really? When California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed suit against Exxon Mobil and accused the oil giant of misleading the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling, many of the allegations surrounded the company’s marketing of a process called “advanced recycling.” … Read more

In postwar California, the Red Light Bandit pricked a governor’s conscience By the time 38-year-old Caryl Chessman was executed on the morning of May 2, 1960, he had been on California’s death row for 12 years. His brooding, rough-hewn features were recognizable worldwide, his name a rallying cry from South America to the Vatican. He … Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in March after touring the Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) Vice President Kamala Harris’ big economics speech this week didn’t break much new ground on policy, but did give a clear sense of which voters she’s targeting in the final weeks of the presidential campaign. Harris … Read more

Inside the elegant, restored Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, a scene last week dramatized a tragic side of the campaign against the Lyndon LaRouche AIDS initiative that makes it different from every other political fight in America this year. The campaign’s chief strategist, David Mixner, was pitching for money to a group of gay political leaders, some … Read more