Politics

It’s unscripted and chaotic. And, some might say, the most calculated show on wheels. John McCain’s bus tour is the soul of his insurgent campaign for president, a rolling circus that contains one of his most potent weapons: the media crammed in back with the candidate. He used the bus and the coverage it generated … Read more

Over and over again, Al Gore tells voters what would guide him as president. “I’m for the people, not the powerful,” the vice president says. Meanwhile, running mate Joseph I. Lieberman has added something to the standard explanation of what the Democratic ticket stands for: why. Infusing his own political philosophy into his campaign for … Read more

Two profound observations about state government and politics have been uttered in recent days. One is destined to become a classic. The other sounded an alarm for all Californians to wake up and look in the mirror. Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown nailed it when he wrote to some disgruntled legislators that “compromise in the rough-and-tumble … Read more

In nearly four years, a national DNA database — which is shared with law enforcement agencies nationwide — added more than 1.5 million noncitizen profiles. (Elana Marie / For De Los ) Routine collection of immigrants’ DNA by federal authorities has ballooned since 2020, with a 50-fold spike in the number of samples held in … Read more

Media mogul Haim Saban, shown in 2018, criticized President Biden’s decision to put a weapons shipment to Israel on hold. (Willy Sanjuan / Invision) Democratic mega-donor and Hollywood media mogul Haim Saban slammed President Biden’s decision to put a shipment of weapons to Israel on hold because they could be used in an offensive against … Read more

Republicans have scored points in the long-running political fund-raising scandal. Between videos of President Bill Clinton embracing a fund-raiser with close ties to Asian businesses and saffron-robed Buddhist nuns justifying a money-raising lunch attended by Vice President Al Gore, pressure is building for the appointment of an independent counsel to examine the Democrats’ scramble for … Read more

Violent protesters, loyal to then-President Trump, storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (John Minchillo / Associated Press) America is restless, armed, divided and angry. Days away from one of the most defining elections in its history, the nation faces the growing specter of political violence. Donald Trump since July has survived an assassination … Read more

Dozens of women in California prisons were sterilized without the required approval of a state medical committee, officials said. Some of the women say they felt coerced to undergo the surgery, and now state lawmakers are calling for an investigation. “Pressuring a vulnerable population — including at least one documented instance of a patient under … Read more

The only argument of substance being raised against Proposition 11 is that taking legislative redistricting away from self-serving legislators would hurt minority communities. But now a nonpartisan think tank debunks that notion. Prop. 11 would strip away the Legislature’s power to draw its own districts and turn over the once-a-decade chore to a 14-member independent … Read more

A madly spinning news cycle has characterized the Trump presidency since Day One: Controversies that might once have played out over a week rise and fall in a day, swept aside by another and another and another. The White House announcement that President Trump would host next summer’s Group of 7 meeting at his Doral … Read more