Politics

A man walks past the statues in front of the Asian Center in Lowell. (Anik Rahman / For The Times) For two centuries white men dominated this New England textile mill city, many ruling from the handsome Belvidere neighborhood overlooking the Merrimack River valley. Lowell, Mass., sits in the cradle of the American Industrial Revolution, … Read more

California is poised once again to compete for the crown as the nation’s leading graveyard for business superstars trying to make the jump into politics. With election day yet 48 hours away, it’s still possible that Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina will prevail in their campaigns for governor and U.S. senator. But the betting and … Read more

Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. joins the Democratic ticket as an acknowledged foreign policy sage whose 36-year record has won him bipartisan praise as a liberal internationalist who generally hews close to his party’s center. But he has sometimes found himself at odds with members of his own party as well as with Republicans. Biden … Read more

Joe Biden personifies the ‘Delaware Way.’ In Wilmington, that clubby style of politics is being questioned There he is, tucked behind the red-vinyl booths of a tiny luncheonette, beaming from a campaign poster. And there he is again, his name emblazoned on the downtown station of his beloved Amtrak. All throughout his hometown, there are … Read more

Police officers form a line during protests in Louisville, Ky. Protesters marched in the streets after a Kentucky Grand Jury indicted one of the three officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor with wanton endangerment. (Getty Images) Qualified immunity has entered the popular lexicon in the last few years, especially since the murder of … Read more

Supporters of President Trump gather outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) 1 WASHINGTON — It’s been a year since the world watched angry Donald Trump supporters, some armed with Molotov cocktails and dressed in tactical gear, storm the nation’s Capitol and violently clash with police. Spurred on … Read more

Employees shouldn’t expect a right to privacy on company-owned computers (Jenny Kane / Associated Press) For many office employees, the work-from-home era has come with new level of freedom and flexibility. Their bosses, however, may see things differently. The rise in remote work has led to an increase in companies using electronic monitoring software. Billed … Read more

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Bloomington, Ill., on March 13. (Tasos Katopodis / AFP/Getty Images) When Donald Trump said Sunday that he might pay the legal fees of a man charged with hitting a protester in the face at one of his rallies, it was the latest of many occasions … Read more

It was the ultimate photo opportunity. For the first time in history, five U.S. presidents–several of whom had waged bitter campaigns against each other over the years–were gathered in one place. Warmed by a California sun and clearly aware they were basking in the light of history, they appeared jovial and fraternal, as political rhetoric … Read more

When Arnold Schwarzenegger is sworn in as the 38th governor of California on Monday, he will inherit the power and privileges that come with running the nation’s most populous state. There is one thing, however, he and wife, Maria Shriver, will not inherit: his predecessors’ four-bedroom suburban ranch house on Lake Wilhaggin Drive in Sacramento. … Read more