Politics

Attorney Richard Ruggieri won a $24-million judgment against California gun maker Bryco Arms and its owner on behalf of Brandon Maxfield, who was 7 when he was shot by a defective Bryco gun, rendering him a quadriplegic. He’s still trying to collect. (Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times) For Californians, this has been a pretty … Read more

Anxiety over the nation’s economy has brought the Democrats within range of President Bush in the 1992 campaign, but the party remains hindered by doubts about its ability to produce prosperity, a new Los Angeles Times Poll has found. Less than three months before the first primary, in New Hampshire, the survey shows that none … Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo reach out to shake hands at the end of a news conference at the National Palace in Guatemala City on Wednesday (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported … Read more

Lynsey Kwon moved back to California and works as a registered nurse at Pomona Valley Hospital in Pomona. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Nurses — those indispensable healthcare workers in desperately short supply nationwide — are streaming into California, a striking contrast to the recent flight of thousands of frustrated residents to other parts … Read more

In a blow to the cornerstone of President Bush’s domestic agenda, the Senate voted by a surprisingly wide margin Friday to approve a budget that would slash his proposed $1.6-trillion tax cut to about $1.2 trillion. Bush and his GOP allies were forced to accept the smaller tax cut after failing to persuade a handful … Read more

Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee say billionaire Elon Musk and his staff have been given access to sensitive data and classified secrets. (Kevin Lamarque / Associated Press) Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are demanding answers after they say President Trump gave billionaire Elon Musk and his staff access to sensitive data and classified … Read more

George W. Bush said Friday that Al Gore was being hypocritical for lambasting oil companies for high gas prices when the vice president once advocated raising gas taxes to encourage conservation. The remarks came as Gov. Bush got his presidential campaign back in swing the day after a controversial execution in Texas kept him mostly … Read more

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) departs the Senate chamber following a vote at the U.S. Capitol. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) The U.S. military is one of few American institutions that still reliably receives bipartisan support in Congress. Democratic and Republican lawmakers, eager to demonstrate their commitment to the defense apparatus, often brag about backing … Read more

James Watt, pictured in 1980, has died at age 85. (Associated Press) James Watt, the Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development Interior secretary who was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and eventually the president, has died. He was 85. Watt died in Arizona on May 27, his son Eric Watt said … Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a joint press conference on Jan. 30 in Jerusalem. (Debbie Hill / Pool/AFP via Getty Images) The intractable conflict between Israelis and Palestinians over land, rights and safety has entered a new phase, one plumbing new depths of hatred and radical … Read more