Politics

President Obama pauses while speaking during a campaign event in Lions Park in Golden, Colo. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP/Getty Images) GOLDEN, Colo. – President Obama asked for resolve and support from voters despite the “disturbing images on television,” as he delivered grave warnings Thursday to terrorists. “It’s a tumultuous time that we’re in,” Obama told … Read more

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press)

Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris react at her concession speech on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. According to exit polls, 53% of white women nationally voted for Donald Trump. (Stephanie Scarbrough / Associated Press) I’d like to speak to the manager. The election did not go the way I wanted it to go. I’m angry. … Read more

It was good to see Jerry Brown again — the spontaneous guy with some humor and wit. He reminded many who were around back in the 1970s of who he is and showed others who never knew him why people have always found him so interesting. Until Tuesday night’s debate at UC Davis with Republican … Read more

The ‘Johnny Appleseed of election fraud’ wants to upend voting in America. Why he’s focused on California Douglas Frank grinned as a high-pitched whine filled the sanctuary of a small Hemet church. Holding an aluminum rod he said represented America, Frank quickly passed his fingertips over the metal, causing it to vibrate and build resonance. … Read more

It can be an odd thing having Nancy Pelosi as your next-door neighbor. Especially when the House minority leader and her husband open up their bucolic Northern California estate and vineyard on the banks of the Napa River to the likes of Google’s Eric Schmidt, wealthy environmental activist Tom Steyer and Gov. Jerry Brown. “When … Read more

While praised for his bipartisan judicial selections, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has come under fire from Latino legal groups for a lack of racial diversity in his appointments to the bench. On Thursday, the governor announced the appointment of four new Los Angeles County judges: former federal prosecutor Ray G. Jurado; defense attorney and former Los … Read more

(Los Angeles Times photo illustration; Photos by Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) As she runs the most truncated presidential campaign in modern American history, Vice President Kamala Harris has made lofty promises on issues that polls show voters care most about: the economy, abortion, gun policy and immigration. Since President Biden dropped out of … Read more

In many ways, Texas is the center of red-state America. Unlike several Western states, it remains solidly Republican at the presidential level. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) Over the last 20 years, the West has politically transformed. The onetime Republican stronghold has become a Democratic bastion, dramatically reshaping the fight for the White House as … Read more

Brandon Baker, center and Prescott McKenzie, right, take cover from flying embers during a brush fire in Ventura in December 2017. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) The former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security claims in a political ad released Monday that President Trump tried to withhold disaster relief money for … Read more