Politics

Rep. Karen Bass and real estate developer Rick Caruso are the two candidates in the L.A. Mayor race. Recent polling...

WASHINGTON —  Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) has joined the bipartisan effort to prevent another Jan. 6, 2021-style attack on the U.S....

SACRAMENTO —  Architects of the effort to legalize pot in California made big promises to voters.But six years later, California’s legal...

SACRAMENTO —  There’s a nonsensical disconnect in California’s efforts to provide universal healthcare. There aren’t enough doctors willing to accept the...

WASHINGTON —  Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-San Pedro) has been privately talking to members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus about becoming...

Will Rollins, Democratic former federal prosecutor, left, and Republican Rep. Ken Calvert.(Associated Press) Ken Calvert, 69, Republican incumbent Calvert, the...

UNITED NATIONS —  The world’s leaders converged on the United Nations on Tuesday for the opening sessions of the body’s annual...

SACRAMENTO —  The superintendent of public instruction is the only nonpartisan statewide office in California, but it seems impossible to separate...

WASHINGTON —  In a court filing Tuesday, former President Trump’s lawyers again questioned if the classified documents recovered by the FBI...

Municipal contests are unfolding around the state. None is more exciting than the Los Angeles mayoral race between Rep. Karen...