Politics

Gov. Cecil Andrus, confronted with calls, letters and petitions from thousands opposed to Idaho’s abortion bill, on Friday vetoed what would have been the nation’s most restrictive state abortion law. The veto ended the hopes of anti-abortion groups who wanted to use an Idaho law to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court’s commitment to legalized abortion, … Read more

(Michael Conroy / Associated Press) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn’t officially entered the presidential race. But his chances of overtaking former President Trump for the Republican nomination took another symbolic hit this week when the dominant video from his trip to Asia was of the governor looking like a bobblehead — his eyes and mouth … Read more

George Murphy, the actor-dancer who served one term as a U. S. senator from California, died Sunday night at his home in Palm Beach, Fla., it was learned Monday. His son, Dennis, said in Los Angeles that his father was 89 and died of leukemia. Murphy preceded a fellow Republican, Ronald Reagan, into public office … Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers a briefing of his proposed 2025-26 state budget at Cal State Stanislaus, in Turlock on Monday. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) Gov. Gavin Newsom touted higher than expected tax revenues and a “modest surplus” in an unconventional preview of his $322.2 billion spending proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, but … Read more

The Supreme Court took up the question Wednesday of whether an evangelical Christian group has a constitutional right to meet for prayer and Bible study in a public elementary school at the end of the day. The answer appeared to be “yes,” as most of the justices sided with the Christian group and against school … Read more

The Clinton Economic Plan The House approved, by a two-vote margin, the Democratic plan to use tax hikes and spending restraint to slow the growth of the national debt by $496 billion over five years through fiscal 1998. The bill raises the federal levy on gasoline from 14.1 to 18.4 cents per gallon, taxes better-off … Read more

U.S. Capitol Police officers confront pro-Trump rioters outside the Senate Chamber on Jan. 6. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press) Pro-Trump extremists who stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials,” with one rioter leaving a note for Vice President Mike Pence warning “justice is coming,” federal prosecutors wrote in … Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris stands with House Speaker Mike Johnson during Monday’s joint session of Congress. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press) Four years after a violent mob stormed the Capitol, a full Congress is set to gather to certify the 2024 election, formally declaring President-elect Donald Trump the winner. On a day replete with political … Read more

LGBTQ+ people in Huntington Beach feel a growing hostility Huntington Beach radiates California cool. The best surfers in the world descend here each summer to compete on waves rolling in under its public pier. Convertibles zoom past towering palms along Pacific Coast Highway. Beachfront homeowners enjoy breathtaking views, and everybody seems to sport a hang-loose … Read more

A photo of then-President Trump, taken as he entered the Oval Office after speaking at the rally on the Ellipse on Jan. 6, is displayed at the House panel hearing Thursday. (Patrick Semansky / Associated Press) Then-President Trump sat in the West Wing’s dining room for more than 2½ hours after being informed of the … Read more