Politics

The day Nancy Pelosi made history, the day Democrats made her their leader in the House of Representatives, she stepped from the Cannon Caucus Room flashing a high-beam smile that nearly outshone the television floodlights. Congressional leadership elections are normally staid affairs, perfunctory even, but on this November day the atmosphere was buoyant, almost giddy. … Read more

Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock speaks at a drive-in service at St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Columbus, Ga. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Tolan J. Morgan, pastor of Fellowship Bible Baptist Church in the geographic center of a state at the center of the political universe, says he and his wife have been … Read more

Ed Henry, now an anchor at Newsmax, in 2018. (John Lamparski / Getty Images) A U.S. District Court judge ruled against a former Fox News producer’s claim that the network ignored sexually inappropriate behavior by ex-anchor Ed Henry. Jennifer Eckhart, who worked as an associate producer on Fox News Media’s Fox Business Network from 2013 … Read more

California Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff, front, and Alex Padilla say they will vote against a budget measure aimed at funding the federal government through Sept. 30 and avoiding a shutdown. (Tom Williams / Getty Images) California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff say they will vote with most Democrats against a temporary measure to fund … Read more

Members of the group Jewish Voice for Peace protest demonstrate Thursday inside Trump Tower in New York in support of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, who is facing deportation. (Yuki Iwamura / Associated Press) Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower on Thursday to denounce the immigration arrest of a Columbia … Read more

The bill sponsored by the Los Angeles Police Protective League comes amid citywide debate over police discipline practices. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times) It would be more difficult for police departments in California to discipline officers accused of lying under under a plan proposed by a Los Angeles lawmaker. Democratic Assemblyman Miguel Santiago … Read more

President Vladimir Putin speaks during a visit Wednesday to military headquarters in the Kursk region of Russia. (Russian Presidential Press Service / AP) An envoy of President Trump arrived Thursday in Moscow for talks on an American-proposed 30-day cease-fire that Ukraine has accepted, but a senior Russian official said the truce would only help Kyiv … Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio disembarks from a military airplane upon arrival at Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday as he travels to a G-7 foreign ministers meeting. (Saul Loeb / Associated Press) Top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies gathered in Canada on Thursday as President … Read more

President Trump, in a Thursday morning social media post, vowed a new escalation in his trade war if the European Union pushes ahead with a planned 50% tariff on American whiskey. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) President Trump on Thursday threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, champagne and spirits if the European Union goes … Read more

In what was billed as a “major announcement,” the Democratic National Committee on Wednesday unveiled not a new policy platform, but a new logo — one with a familiar ring. It is the first rebranding effort by the party since Bill Clinton was president, officials say, and is meant to deemphasize the traditional notion of … Read more