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By Noam N. Levey, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law —...
By Joseph Tanfani, Matea Gold and Melanie Mason, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Steven Miller, the top enforcement official at the Internal Revenue Service, thought he might have trouble on his hands.
By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in...
By Emily Alpert, Los Angeles Times
Ringed by the posh shops of Beverly Center, Tim Ratliff said no — he didn't have a credit card. He didn't need one.
By Devin Kelly, Los Angeles Times
On the limb of a barren tree in the tornado-devastated north Texas community of Rancho Brazos, an American flag flaps in the wind —...
By Mark Z. Barabak and Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — Early this year, Leticia Perez and her husband flew here for a whirlwind 48 hours. The couple dined at the Italian...
By Matea Gold and Jim Puzzanghera, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out...
By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times
TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to...
By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times
LAS VEGAS — Over a day of often-vitriolic cross examination, O.J. Simpson's former defense attorney faced a barrage of pointed...
By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times
TONATICO, Mexico — Armando Guadarrama was navigating his taxi through the narrow streets of this central Mexico pueblo on a recent...
By Christi Parsons, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday he wanted to put more Americans to work by slashing the amount of time it takes to grant...
By Matea Gold, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — In spring 2010, agents in the Cincinnati office of the Internal Revenue Service, which handles applications for tax-...
By Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — At a news conference in a rainy Rose Garden on Thursday, President Obama and the...
By Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — Disclosure of a highly classified intelligence operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and...
By Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official told a Senate committee Thursday that the U.S. would be at war with Al Qaeda for 15 to 20 more...
By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times
A malfunctioning golf cart, a faulty electrical system or even arson could have led to the fire that triggered the deadly explosion of a...
By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two...
By Lisa Mascaro, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Senators kept the bipartisan immigration bill largely unchanged Thursday after dispatching dozens of proposed...