Politics

Wedding cakes and same-sex marriages are back before the Supreme Court, and this time the justices are being asked to rule broadly that the 1st Amendment’s protection of the “free exercise” of religion shields conservative Christians from state civil rights laws. An Oregon couple who were fined $135,000 for refusing to make a cake for … Read more

After a splashy White House send-off usually reserved for presidential trips abroad, President Reagan today began a 13-state political blitz, telling voters they can cast their ballots for him “one more time” by electing Republican senators Nov. 4. Trying to transfer his personal popularity to GOP candidates, Reagan coupled the personal note with a patriotic … Read more

Hunter Biden, shown leaving court in July 2023, was facing sentencing on federal felony gun and tax convictions. (Julio Cortez / Associated Press) President Biden on Sunday pardoned his son Hunter, who was convicted of a gun charge in Delaware and pleaded guilty to tax charges in Los Angeles. In explaining his controversial action, Biden … Read more

The Justice Department in February 2018 subpoenaed records from Apple seeking information about Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), above, as well as Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin), congressional staffers and relatives. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times) The Justice Department’s internal watchdog announced Friday it was launching an investigation into federal prosecutors’ use of secret subpoenas … Read more

President Reagan and his wife, Nancy, paid $92,460 in federal income taxes on a total income of $336,640 last year, according to their tax return, which was released Tuesday. The Reagans had $69,517 withheld last year and had applied $54,000 from their 1985 tax refund toward their 1986 taxes, so they will receive a $31,057 … Read more

Aliento CEO Reyna Montoya poses for a photo after speaking at an immigration forum on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 13. (Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press) Reyna Montoya was 10 when she and her family fled violence in Tijuana and illegally immigrated to the U.S. Growing up in Arizona, she worried even a … Read more

President Bush and his four immediate predecessors plan to attend the dedication next month of the Richard M. Nixon Library and museum in Nixon’s birthplace of Yorba Linda, Calif. Also attending the July 18-19 celebration will be former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. There has been no word on whether Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis will attend. … Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom makes an announcement on the economy and jobs at the West Fresno Center Campus of Fresno City College on Nov. 21, 2024. (California Gov. Newsom YouTube) Nearly two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a special session to fund legal battles against the president-elect, the Democratic leader appeared to be trying … Read more

Teresa Sasse, seen on a visit to a cacao farm in Ecuador, feared inflation would force her to shut down her Oregon chocolate-manufacturing business. She’s relieved Donald Trump was elected. (Teresa Sasse) On the night of Nov. 5, Teresa Sasse and her husband, Scott, had dinner in front of the TV as they settled in … Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with Donald Trump at a campaign event in Georgia in October. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) He had written more than 20 books, drew healthy audiences speaking across America and attracted coverage from the country’s top newspapers and magazines. Still, by the height of the pandemic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said … Read more