Politics

After losing last month in Orange County Superior Court, the state of California is asking a state appellate court to...

FCC commissioner sounds alarms about free speech ‘chilling effect’ under Trump

Federal Communications Commissioner Anna M. Gomez traveled to Los Angeles this week to sound an alarm that attacks on the...

Supreme Court sharply limits environmental impact statements in victory for developers

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply limited the reach of environmental impact statements in a victory for developers.The justices said...

How a pair of Palos Verdes altar boys grew up to be Soviet spies

Christopher Boyce and Andrew Daulton Lee were childhood friends, altar boys raised in the Catholic pews and prosperous suburbs of...

With billions at stake, California joins suit to stop Trump cuts to university science research

California on Wednesday joined 15 other states filing suit against the National Science Foundation and its acting director, alleging the...

Justice Department investigates California over allowing transgender athletes in girls’ sports

May 28, 2025

The U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether California, its interscholastic sports federation and the Jurupa Unified School...

Trump set to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley in bank fraud, tax evasion case

“Chrisley Knows Best” reality TV stars Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley may soon leave life in federal prison behind, thanks...

Supreme Court clears way for massive copper mine on Apache sacred land

The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear an Apache religious challenge to the construction of a massive copper mine on...

Trump threatens to strip federal funds to California over transgender youth athletes

President Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut federal funding to California if the state continues allowing transgender athletes to compete...

Supreme Court denies student’s right to wear ‘only two genders’ T-shirt at school