Politics

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled for the Trump administration on Friday and lifted a judge’s order that had blocked the canceling...

As recession fears surge, Republican cracks emerge over Trump tariff plan

WASHINGTON — A second day of market devastation shook Washington on Friday, prompting a small but influential group of Republican senators to...

Commentary: At Leisure World, they’re up in arms, crying ‘hands off’ their Social Security

Memo to President Trump and Elon Musk:If you keep messing with Social Security, Seal Beach Leisure World is coming for...

In O.C., former Vice President Harris says she’ll stay politically active: ‘I’m not going anywhere’

In a rare appearance after her loss in November’s presidential election, former Vice President and potential gubernatorial candidate Kamala Harris...

Contributor: We do need some tariffs, applied strategically and predictably

Whenever the subject of trade comes up, many right-leaning free traders and left-leaning neoliberals alike trot out the same talking...

California, other states sue Trump administration to block order on voting overhaul

California and a coalition of other states sued President Trump and his administration Thursday over his recent executive order purporting...

Preparing tariff retaliation, U.S. allies say Trump will ‘buckle under pressure’

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is facing global blowback after announcing a dramatic series of tariffs on countries around the world, with...

Column: Making America a colonizer again

The self-professed “Make America Great Again” president is yet again reaching back to some bad old days in his chaotic...

Column: GOP thinks the court orders they used against Biden should be outlawed — because they now target Trump