Politics
Column: Trump decries ‘communism’ while his government takes ownership of companies
As a student years ago, I dove deep into the history of the Red-hunting McCarthy era and became familiar with...
Commentary: On Skid Row, it’s been decades of frustration. Will the next mayor have a plan?
On my way through Skid Row to meet up with Estela Lopez, things looked pretty much as they did when...
Iran ceasefire is ‘over,’ Trump says, threatening more strikes
WASHINGTON — A tentative armistice between the United States and Iran reached less than a month ago appeared all but dead Wednesday...
Immigrant detainees in California win key workplace safety settlement
In 2023, California regulators levied more than $100,000 in fines against the private operator of a federal immigration facility, kicking...
Instead of uniting the left, California’s billionaire tax measure has split Democratic allies
SACRAMENTO — For all the media attention California’s proposed billionaire tax has generated nationally — with some blasting it as a foolish...
Commentary: Trump’s World Cup meddling only made matters worse for rattled U.S. squad
SEATTLE — Is everybody happy now? You good, Mr. President?Put our boys in a blender, President Trump did, with those phone calls...
Jennifer Siebel Newsom sought to redefine the role of first spouse. Now, she faces her biggest test
Jennifer Siebel Newsom was frustrated.She was standing behind her husband, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, at a February press conference to...
Commentary: Happy Birthday, America! You’ve weathered another rough year
Happy Birthday, America!You turned 250 on Saturday and, honestly, you don’t look a day over 249. (Ha ha.)Seriously, it’s perfectly...
Facing setbacks and resistance, Trump presses bid to reshape elections on multiple fronts
WASHINGTON — President Trump has spent months waging an unusually aggressive campaign to reshape how states run elections, leveraging federal agencies in...
Bill to ban sex offenders from running for office fails in California Senate committee
California Democratic senators failed to advance a proposal Tuesday that would have barred registered sex offenders from running for office.State...
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