Politics

Elizabeth Warren on Nov. 1 at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Liberty and Justice Celebration in Des Moines. (Nati Harnik / Associated Press) In 2014, two years after she was first elected to the Senate, Elizabeth Warren took on President Obama in an unlikely fight that cemented her status as a leader of the Democratic Party’s … Read more

In Zambia, Kamala Harris explores her family’s roots Crowds of locals packed onto balconies and cheered as Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade pulled onto a manicured, palm tree-lined driveway, near where she had visited her grandfather in the late 1960s. But something wasn’t quite right. People line the streets and take photographs of Vice President … Read more

Reading the Times report “White House Exit Lines” (by Betty Cuniberti, March 29) on job-hunters staying in Washington after the government-off-our-backs administration winds down, one is reminded of the late Sen. Sam Ervin’s remark: “What is a bureaucrat? A bureaucrat is a Democrat with a job some Republican wants.” ALAMADA B. BARRETT Sherman Oaks More … Read more

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a rally Wednesday against the policies of President Trump and Elon Musk at the U.S. Capitol. (Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press) Donald Trump is the president, but billionaire Elon Musk is the focus for thousands of Democratic activists launching a protest campaign this week to fight the Trump … Read more

The White House and congressional Republicans, who will join in triumph Monday when President Bush signs a landmark overhaul of Medicare, are at odds over how hard to push now for reform of government’s other major program for the elderly, Social Security. In his reelection campaign next year, Bush is expected to make a new … Read more

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco participated in the 134th Rose Parade in 2023. He is running for California governor in the 2026 election. (Raul Roa / Los Angeles Times) Newsletter You’re reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In your … Read more

With hands hardened by labor as a carpenter, Walter Bruce sifted through postcards bearing photographs of local civil rights pioneers — people such as Hartman Turnbow and Alma Mitchell, who in the 1960s stared down the barrel of a sheriff’s gun to claim their right to register to vote. One postcard image shows Bruce himself, … Read more

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks with Los Angeles Times reporter Tracey Wilkinson during an interview at the Summit of the Americas on Thursday. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Despite the absence of presidents from some of the region’s key countries, the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas, taking place in Los Angeles this … Read more

President Reagan, defending his proposal to cut back substantially on federal loan programs for college students, said Thursday that it “defies common sense” and “insults simple justice” for poor families to subsidize the educations of rich people. “Yes, our proposal may cause some families to make difficult adjustments,” Reagan conceded to a convention of private … Read more

Former President Trump speaks during the presidential debate Tuesday night with Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) The first question of Tuesday night’s debate between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was about the economy, but Trump quickly pivoted to scapegoating immigrants. Trump claimed migrants are “pouring” into … Read more