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A survey after the insurrection in January found that 56% of Republicans agreed that force might be needed to save “the traditional American way of life.”
The Affordable Care Act is now secure in the framework of the nation’s healthcare programs, and Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond.
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President Biden is marking another milestone in his quest to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control.
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Juneteenth became a federal holiday this week, but as Vice President Kamala Harris noted at the bill signing, there’s a lot Americans don’t know about its history.
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The loudest voices, a minority of voters, are drowning everyone else out.
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The pills, which would be used to minimize symptoms after infection, are in development and could begin arriving by year’s end.
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The Philadelphia case posed a clash between a church’s claim of religious freedom and a city’s commitment to equal rights for LGBTQ residents.
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The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 vote, rejects the latest attempt to void Obamacare, including its protections for those with preexisting conditions.
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The relatively quick and bipartisan passage of a bill to create Juneteenth National Independence Day contrasts sharply with previous federal holiday battles.
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Putin contradicts evidence on Russian involvement in recent cyberattacks, opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s dire situation, and circumstances of the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
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Biden signs legislation making June 19, or Juneteenth, the 12th federal holiday.
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It’s been almost two decades since Californians ousted then-Gov. Gray Davis in a historic recall election. Critics of current Gov. Gavin Newsom hope to repeat the feat later this year. While the rules of the recall have stayed the same, much about the state has changed since the 2003 vote.
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More than 40 of the county’s law enforcement agencies have yet to provide the district attorney’s office names of officers who have histories of dishonesty and other misconduct that could affect their credibility in court.
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Even as the economy is rebounding, unemployment remains high, and the debt is forecast to grow beyond the $24.3 billion estimated for the end of this year, state officials said.
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With the pandemic waning, Californians who receive unemployment benefits will next month have to start showing that they are looking for work
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Local elections officials began sounding the alarm soon after Democrats unveiled new legislation last week allowing the Newsom recall to be held as early as Aug. 24.
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A growing encampment has left significant damage in the freshwater marsh. But that’s no reason not to be sensitive to the needs of homeless people.
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Ronald J. Ostrow helped push The Times into the top ranks of Washington journalism.
The House approved legislation to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq. It next goes to the Senate.
Vice President Harris is leading the administration’s push on voting rights. As prospects dim in Congress, she’s trying to rally voters and activists.
A turbocharged economy and rising wages are adding to pricing pressures. Some warn of a dangerous inflationary psychology.
President Biden brings up human rights and cyberattacks in meeting with Putin. The Russian leader later rejects blame and accuses the U.S. of abuses.
Politics and the Pandemic
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Understanding the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is a linchpin for future pandemic prevention.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci has been a political lightning rod since the pandemic’s start, villainized by the right as a bureaucrat seeking to undermine Trump.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom, facing a recall election, draws the names of the first winners of California’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery in an upbeat event.
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The White House will send 75% of excess U.S. COVID-19 vaccine doses to the U.N.-backed COVAX global sharing program.
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Free beer is the latest incentive endorsed by the White House to persuade Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
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Assembly Bill 650 by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Rolling Hills Estates) would award $10,000 bonuses to California healthcare workers. The pay would be spread out in hopes that the cash would entice healthcare workers to remain in their job.
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After more than a decade, the Republican effort to kill the Affordable Care Act may have ended this week with a 7-2 defeat in the Supreme Court.
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New research has found a 22% drop in humidity across the Southwest since the 1970s.
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Congress is facing pressure to act on voting rights, but Democrats can’t agree on the best path.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to loosen pandemic restrictions comes with little short-term political risk. But other political challenges loom large in June.
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Georgia’s secretary of state is publishing a list of nearly 102,000 voters who will be removed from the rolls unless they act to preserve their registration.
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Bishops OK the draft of a plan that could prevent Catholic politicians, including Biden, from taking Communion because they support abortion rights.
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The United States government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called ‘Juneteenth.’
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Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of Obamacare has enormous practical significance — it means 21 million people will keep their health insurance.
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If California legislators didn’t pass a budget by their June 15 constitutional deadline, by law their pay would be withheld. But there’s a lot in the plan and it’s not just a placeholder, columnist George Skelton writes.
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The U.S. government ends two Trump-era policies that made it more difficult for Central American migrants fleeing violence to qualify for asylum.
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Given California’s low coronavirus infection rates and high vaccination levels, Newsom’s move to rescind restrictions will likely ensure that the shutdowns and political missteps that helped fuel dissension fade into memories by the time voters head to the polls for a recall election, political observers say.
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President Biden’s meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Geneva was far different from Putin’s meetings with President Trump.
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The Senate has passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
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Fearful of Republicans regaining control of the Senate next year, progressive Democrats are ramping up calls for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to step down.
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The Biden-Putin summit doesn’t look much like the Russian’s meetings with Trump. Expected topics include hacking, election interference, human rights.
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President Biden’s picks for high-profile ambassadorial postings include career diplomats, political allies and an American aviation hero.
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A survey after the insurrection in January found that 56% of Republicans agreed that force might be needed to save “the traditional American way of life.”
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Officials have quietly deployed a mobile app relying on facial recognition technology to collect data on asylum seekers before they cross the border.
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Justice Dept.'s internal watchdog will investigate secret subpoenas to obtain records on Adam Schiff and others during Trump administration.
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President Biden brings up human rights and cyberattacks in meeting with Putin. The Russian leader later rejects blame and accuses the U.S. of abuses.
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Contrasting inaugural vice presidential trips — Joe Biden’s to Europe in 2009 and Kamala Harris’ to Latin America — show their different roles in the No. 2 job.
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Vice President Harris’ trip to Guatemala and Mexico underscored challenges and contradictions in Biden bid to address root causes of migration to U.S.
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She told Central American migrants ‘do not come.’ But she failed to mention the U.S. role in fueling the terror and corruption they are fleeing.
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Two policy experts assess Vice President Kamala Harris’ Latin American trip and the questions it raises about Harris’ strategy for reducing Central Americans’ migration to the U.S.
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