Politics

With California facing an expected $68-billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking “major reforms” to pull funding from a...

Santa Cruz plans high-rise living as a fix for sky-high housing costs — and meets opposition

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — You can sense it in the ubiquitous “Help Wanted” posters in artsy shops and restaurants, in the...

A Pritzker heir was about to co-host a Biden fundraiser in L.A. Then he was accused of sexual misconduct

A scion of the politically connected and wealthy Pritzker family who was slated to co-host a fundraiser for President Biden...

Column: In two decades, much of the West has turned blue. Why hasn’t Texas?

Over the last 20 years, the West has politically transformed.The onetime Republican stronghold has become a Democratic bastion, dramatically reshaping...

‘Woefully inadequate’: Why it’s so hard to find a shelter bed in L.A.

Poor and unreliable data collection by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority makes it “nearly impossible” for unhoused people and...

Kevin McCarthy isn’t the only Californian who is miserable in Congress

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy has some company as he heads for the House exits.Although they don’t agree on much these days,...

Who will replace Bakersfield Republican Kevin McCarthy in Congress? Here are possible candidates

Assemblymember Vince Fong, 44, Republican Assemblymember Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield). (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) First elected to the Assembly in...

Tonight’s GOP debate: Who, when and where to watch

The fourth Republican debate will air at 5 p.m. PST on NewsNation and other outlets.

U.S. pulling visas from Jewish Israeli settlers who attack West Bank Palestinians

December 5, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it was banning dozens of Jewish Israeli settlers from traveling to the U.S....

Supreme Court weighs limits on Congress’ power to tax corporate wealth