LLos Angeles Read More In stunning upset, Democrat wins Texas state Senate seatFebruary 1, 2026 FORT WORTH — Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a reliably Republican state Senate district in Texas in Saturday’s special election, continuing…
CCalifornia Read More Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to block California’s new election map while upholding Texas’January 24, 2026 WASHINGTON  — Trump administration lawyers have joined California Republicans in urging the Supreme Court to block California’s new election…
CCalifornia Read More How California lawmakers are trying to speed up spending on voter-approved climate projectsJanuary 23, 2026 A Democratic lawmaker is pushing a proposal to speed up $10 billion in funding for climate programs more…
CCalifornia Read More State GOP seeks Supreme Court injunction to block California’s new, voter-approved congressional districtsJanuary 21, 2026 The state Republican party on Tuesday filed an emergency application asking the U.S. Supreme Court to issue an…
LLos Angeles Read More Explaining California’s billionaire tax: The proposals, the backlash and the exodusJanuary 19, 2026 The battle over a new tax on California’s billionaires is set to heat up in the coming months…
LLos Angeles Read More Envoys reject U.S. vow to seize Greenland, but plan further talksJanuary 15, 2026 WASHINGTON — Top Danish diplomats met with White House officials on Wednesday to talk about President Trump’s repeated threats to…
CCalifornia Read More Federal judges uphold California’s Prop 50 mapsJanuary 14, 2026 A panel of federal judges on Wednesday upheld California’s voter-approved measure that temporarily redraws congressional lines to favor…
LLos Angeles Read More California U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa dies, cutting GOP margin in CongressJanuary 6, 2026 U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a Republican who represented a vast swath of rural Northern California, died while undergoing…
LLos Angeles Read More California is electing someone to run the state, not entertainJanuary 4, 2026 California has tried all manner of design in choosing its governor. Democrat Gray Davis, to name a recent…
LLos Angeles Read More Billionaire tax proposal sparks soul-searching for CaliforniansJanuary 2, 2026 The fiery debate about a proposed ballot measure to tax California’s billionaires has sparked some soul-searching across the…
LLos Angeles Read More Columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak look back on 2025December 28, 2025 Is there a dumpster somewhere to torch and bury this year of bedlam, 2025? We near its end…
CCalifornia Read More Judges quiz California and GOP attorneys in Prop. 50 redistricting caseDecember 18, 2025 A trio of federal judges questioned attorneys for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Republican Party on Wednesday…