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During the primary campaign, we asked the two dozen candidates running for the 34th Congressional District seat to voice their opinions on six top policy questions. Here's what the top two winners of the primary, Jimmy Gomez and Robert Lee Ahn, wrote. The...

The chairman of a powerful House committee welcomed the nation’s top consumer financial watchdog to a hearing Wednesday by expressing surprise he showed up, and hoped he never does so again. The nearly five hours of questioning that followed marked a new...

Senate Democrats now have enough votes to try to block Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil M. Gorsuch with a filibuster, setting up a showdown with Republicans who plan to confirm him anyway.  The crucial 41st vote came from Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of...

To the editor: This is one the times in present history, more than ever, that the news and editorial services of The Times and media across the country are vitally necessary for the very survival of our democracy. But two main problems always exist:...

Healthcare is so last week. At least, that’s what it seems like when we take a look at this week. The main headlines so far have centered on the investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election. Let’s get to it: Last weekend...

Republicans in Congress and statehouses across the country harbor an antipathy to Medicaid that is impossible to explain, except as hostility to the poor families that are its chief beneficiaries. Sam Brownback, the GOP governor of Kansas, translated...

To the editor: A Democratic filibuster of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court would be a colossal blunder. It would accomplish nothing and give the Republicans everything they want. (“Senate heads for 'nuclear option' if Democrats...

To the editor: I feel that former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello’s (D-Va.) support for the Affordable Care Act in 2010 despite the dire risk it posed to his reelection was both noble and honest. He is rightly proud of the fact that so many Americans can now...

Kansas' conservative governor vetoed a bill Thursday that would have extended the state's health coverage for the poor under former President Obama's signature healthcare law, setting up a likely showdown with the Legislature. Republican Gov. Sam...

Acknowledging the transportation system has been neglected, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders on Wednesday announced a proposal to raise gas taxes and vehicle fees to generate more than $5 billion annually for repairing California’s crumbling...

To the editor: White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said that disloyal House Republicans were responsible for the failure of Trumpcare. President Trump called them “hard-liners.” (“Trump blames GOP conservative faction for blocking healthcare...

President Trump last week pressured Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. If they didn’t, he warned, they would lose their seats in the next election. Speaker Paul D. Ryan ultimately withdrew the bill, where seven years prior, on...

To the editor: The Times’ righteous indignation is an example of why our government is paralyzed. (“It's not Neil Gorsuch's fault, but we can't support his ascension to a stolen Supreme Court seat,” editorial, March 25) Although it acknowledges that...

Banks and other financial companies led U.S. stock indexes sharply higher Tuesday, snapping an eight-day losing streak for the Dow Jones industrial average. The rally was broad, with materials and industrial companies among the biggest gainers....

Millions of Americans who rely on the Affordable Care Act for their insurance coverage dodged a bullet last week when Republican infighting killed a bill by the House GOP leadership to repeal and replace the healthcare law. So, thankfully, did Planned...

Worries that Washington may not be able to help businesses as much as once thought knocked stock indexes down hard early Monday, but they clawed back most of their losses and ended the day mixed. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2.39 points, or...

Supporters of the Affordable Care Act may have celebrated prematurely at the demise last week of the House Republicans’ proposal for its repeal. Yes, the most immediate threat to the future of Obamacare is dead, for now. And in the wake of the House...