Politics

Judy Nguyen is frustrated that anyone with enough money or the right connections can run as a candidate in an election. She’s disappointed she hasn’t seen immediate, tangible change under President Biden. And she feels for Americans who are trying to survive in an era when gas prices are skyrocketing and baby formula is scarce. … Read more

Are you black enough? Despite the rising American death toll in a divisive war, record gasoline prices and homes lost to foreclosure in historic numbers, this was the one question that I knew Sen. Barack Obama would be asked by Internet voters at the Democratic CNN-YouTube debate. It is a question that dogs not only … Read more

An attempt by Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis to mend troubled relations with the gay community was met Saturday with occasional hisses and boos at a public meeting that turned into a critique of the candidate’s gay rights positions. Dukakis stuck tenaciously to his views during the tense half-hour session, finally defending the Massachusetts policy … Read more

This combination of 2003 and 2006 photos shows a northern spotted owl, left, in Deschutes National Forest near Camp Sherman, Ore., and a barred owl in East Burke, Vt. (Don Ryan, Steve Legge / Associated Press) A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers is calling on the Trump administration to cancel a controversial plan to kill … Read more

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks alongside recovery czar Steve Soboroff in late January. (Carlin Stiehl / For The Times) Weeks after fires ravaged the region, many Angelenos were dissatisfied with Mayor Karen Bass’ leadership, a new poll has found. A little over 40% of registered voters in the city said they thought Bass did … Read more

Congress confirmed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ win in the general election early Thursday, counting electoral votes in their favor despite GOP objections and in defiance of a mob of President Trump’s supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. The 270-vote threshold was crossed when lawmakers from both chambers certified the election results from Vermont without … Read more

President Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) Throughout American history, incumbent presidents have typically run for a second term by highlighting policy accomplishments. But President Trump is far from typical — uniquely disinterested in most policy matters and, instead, focused … Read more

Students use Chromebooks in Joanie Bryant’s class at Waggoner Elementary School in Winters. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times ) Until a few years ago, most students in Winters — a farming community of 7,000 west of Sacramento — did not have computers at home. So the city’s then-mayor, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, pushed for a program … Read more

This Horsey cartoon from 2003 is a reminder of the bad old days of airport security. (David Horsey / Los Angeles Times) Confession time: I used to have a surly, defiant attitude from the time I arrived at an airport until I headed for a taxi at my destination — not as boldly obstreperous as … Read more

Kristi Noem walks past journalists at the White House on Monday. The Homeland Security secretary is featured in ads lauding President Trump’s immigration crackdown. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security skipped a fully competitive bidding process to give two Republican-linked firms the first part of a $200 million television ad … Read more