Politics

President Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Nov. 13. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump opened his transition back to the White House this week with a flurry of personnel announcements that sent forceful messages to major constituent groups, potential political rivals and the country at large. Two … Read more

Outgoing Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff, seen in his home city of Burbank in 2021, was elected this month to serve as California’s next U.S. senator. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Rep. Adam B. Schiff is a darling of the Democrats, a fighter and political veteran accustomed to the limelight on Sunday talk shows … Read more

When President Trump ordered a vast overhaul of immigration law enforcement during his first week in office, he stripped away most restrictions on who should be deported, opening the door for roundups and detentions on a scale not seen in nearly a decade. Up to 8 million people in the country illegally could be considered … Read more

Pete Hegseth walks in Trump Tower in New York in 2016. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member because of a tattoo on his … Read more

Karoline Leavitt speaks to the news media across the street from Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York, before the then-candidate was found guilty on 34 felony counts in May. (Ted Shaffrey / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Karoline Leavitt, his campaign press secretary, to serve as his White House press secretary. … Read more

State Sen. Marie Alvarado Gil (R-Jackson) alleges her former chief of staff told her he was responsible for the death and disappearance of Washington intern Chandra Levy. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) In the latest development in a salacious Sacramento legal saga, a California state senator this week filed a countercomplaint against her former chief … Read more

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Donald Trump’s choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world, the president-elect said Friday. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his … Read more

California removes slur targeting Indigenous women from location names Officials have approved the removal of the derogatory term “squaw” from more than 30 geographic features and place names on California lands, according to an announcement Friday by the state Natural Resources Agency. The action stems from a bill that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law … Read more

President-elect Donald Trump is considering using recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most powerful positions in the U.S. government. (Mariam Zuhaib / Associated Press) As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a more forceful presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists for his Cabinet and considering … Read more

Attorney Todd Blanche listens as his client Donald Trump speaks as he arrives at Manhattan criminal court during his criminal hush money trial earlier this year. Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts. (Michael M. Santiago / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Todd Blanche, an attorney who led the legal team that defended … Read more