Politics

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho which forbid transgender athletes from from competing...

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Constitution’s promise that all those born in the country are citizens of the...

After bold pledge, EPA shelves microplastics testing in U.S. drinking water

For the next five years, the Environmental Protection Agency has indicated it will not require public water utilities to test...

What you should know about the $351.7 billion state budget Newsom just signed

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed his final state budget as governor, a $351.7-billion spending plan that seeks to uplift...

Anthropic partners with California to expand AI use by government workers

Anthropic teamed up with California to get more state workers to use its artificial intelligence assistant Claude as part of...

Supreme Court turns away Alan Dershowitz’s defamation suit against CNN

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz’s defamation suit against CNN, refusing to reconsider...

Supreme Court: Trump may fire heads of independent agencies, but not the Federal Reserve

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday gave President Trump new power to fire the heads of most independent agencies created...

Supreme Court refuses Trump’s appeal of E. Jean Carroll’s $5-million sexual abuse verdict

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned down without comment President Trump’s appeal of a $5-million jury verdict for sexually...

Costs of Iran war will linger despite conflict’s end, experts say

June 28, 2026

WASHINGTON — A spectacular economic upturn is on its way, President Trump promised Americans last week, galvanized in part by a deal...

Quicker count, bigger turnout: L.A. County certifies 2026 primary election ballots