Politics

California formally moved to spread its can-do global warming gospel around the world, signing a declaration Wednesday with 11 other U.S. states and provinces or states in five other countries to help them slash their greenhouse gas emissions. Fighting climate change shouldn’t just go “nation by nation,” Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a climate summit in … Read more

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee mark the confirmation of 235 federal judges nominated by President Biden. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) President Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor’s total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis … Read more

Two years ago, in the first months of his presidency, whenever Bill Clinton spoke at a military base his aides gritted their teeth and held their breath. The new President was the butt of sailors’ jokes when he visited the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, a target for hecklers at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the … Read more

Palestinians look at the damage after an Israeli strike hit tents in a hospital courtyard in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday. (Abdel Kareem Hana / Associated Press) In a rare, direct threat, the Biden administration has told Israel it must allow humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip or risk losing U.S. military … Read more

Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, pictured at a rally last month in Lincoln Heights, came out a winner in this year’s batch of council committee assignments. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, giving you the info on … Read more

President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk railed against a bipartisan funding proposal in a torrent of more than 100 X posts that included multiple false claims. (Brandon Bell / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented … Read more

President Biden walks off the stage during a break in his debate against former President Trump in June. Biden’s lackluster performance prompted calls for him to end his reelection campaign. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press) President Biden withdrew from the presidential race Sunday and threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic … Read more

A newly elected state lawmaker who called for the killing of police officers in certain cases resigned Wednesday under pressure from his party and the voters. Rep. Tom Alciere, a Republican from Nashua, informed the secretary of state and the House speaker of his resignation in a letter. Alciere, 41, had said earlier this week … Read more

The resume of Sen. Kamala Harris, pictured in 2003, includes stints as the top prosecutor for San Francisco and, later, the state of California. (Robert Durell / Los Angeles Times) When Kamala Harris looks back on her first campaign, a run for San Francisco district attorney, she remembers a brutal awakening. “San Francisco is hard-knocks … Read more

A man wears a “Let’s Go Brandon” hat in 2022. One vendor who sells merchandise with the anti-Biden slogan said he would switch to a new phrase: “Let’s Go Brenda.” (Bloomberg via Getty Images) Vincent Scuzzese runs a store in New Jersey named Let’s Go Brandon. Yes, that Let’s Go Brandon, the pro-Trump mantra gracing … Read more