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Christine Wormuth would be the first woman to lead the Army. The White House also announced the nominations of Gil Cisneros and Susanna Blume.
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Biden nominated Chris Magnus, a onetime Richmond, Calif., police chief, to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Ur Jaddou to head U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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The Biden White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3-trillion infrastructure package with the release of breakdowns that show the dire shape of roads, bridges, the power grid and housing affordability.
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The Republican Party’s bond with corporate America is fraying. That extends an opportunity to Biden and congressional Democrats.
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The drive for vaccine certificates isn’t a matter of government overreach by out-of-control Democrats; it’s a product of the free-enterprise system.
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New details reveal more about the state of fear and panic on the Capitol during the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Since he was barred from major social media channels, former President Trump’s power to shape the national conversation is being tested.
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Citing religious freedom, Santa Clara County residents objected to state restrictions on Bible study gatherings in homes. The Supreme Court agreed.
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President Biden ordered a study of adding seats to the Supreme Court, creating a commission that will examine expanding the court and instituting term limits for its justices.
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President Biden’s border coordinator Roberta Jacobson will step down at the end of the month, as the administration struggles to deal with an increase in migrants at the southern border.
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In his first major gun control measures since taking office, President Joe Biden announced executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing what the White House calls a “gun violence public health epidemic.”
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Members of the #KHive respond with venom when they think someone has dismissed or insulted the vice president.
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Part of a storied era in California politics, James Mills helped preserve California and its history
Part of a storied era in California politics, James Mills helped preserve California and its history
Former state Senate President Pro Tem James Mills died on March 27 at 93. He allied with environmentalists and preservationists across the state, promoting bicycle paths, helping create the Coastal Commission and authoring legislation that saved thousands of historic buildings by providing property tax breaks for owners.
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After protesters in Sacramento vandalized the mayor’s house and threatened the city manager, a broad coalition is urging “Sactivists” to cool it.
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It’s unlikely that another coronavirus surge would overwhelm California’s hospital system, experts say
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Reports of the state’s decline and fall are a cyclical staple. Blame it on envy and partisanship
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Newsom and legislative leaders unveiled a proposal to boost firefighting and prevention, including vegetation management and building fire-resistant structures.
In Depth
In the first installment of his budget, Biden proposes a 16% increase in domestic spending, saying vital programs have been starved for years.
Biden’s proposals would require background checks for ‘ghost guns,’ encourage state red-flag laws and more. Yet they stop short of what advocates seek.
With gun limits facing opposition in Congress, President Biden will take executive actions after mass killings in his first weeks in office.
Rep. Katie Hill resigned after media outlets published nude pictures of her without her consent.
Progressives demand Biden leave out the long-standing ban on federal funding of abortion in his first presidential budget,
Politics and the Pandemic
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A California bill would create BankCal, offering free financial services to the “unbanked” and “underbanked,” whose low wages often are eaten up by high fees
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political survival hinges on how Californians feel about their lives and their governor in the fall when they will probably cast their ballots. And already, voters are more confident about the future — and Newsom — as vaccinations increase in the state and more people begin to envision a return to normal life.
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The First Lady visited a landmark of the United Farm Workers to highlight vaccinations of field laborers on César Chávez Day.
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The White House says it is dedicating another $10 billion to try to drive up vaccination rates in low-income, minority and rural enclaves.
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Online conspiracy theorists have pivoted their focus to a “new world order” - a cabal of global elites they say include vaccine proponents, Biden and Gov. Newsom.
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“We’ve never seen an epidemic that was polarized politically before,” said Robert J. Blendon, a health policy scholar at Harvard.
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After years of stability in their ranks, eight election officers in California counties have left since November and more are expected to follow.
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Democrats often think higher turnout always helps them, but in 2020, Trump turned out many conservative, Latino voters who had sat out previous elections.
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Most Angelenos are familiar with the L.A. River. But much of the city actually drains into the Pacific through Ballona Creek.
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Coke or Pepsi? In Georgia, it depends on your politics as a new voting law spotlights the role of corporations.
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The White House says Major will get professional help adjusting to his new home after a pair of biting incidents.
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Some longtime Republican voters are validating President Biden’s early moves, even if their party’s leadership remains implacably opposed.
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After serving in Johnson’s Cabinet, Clark set up a private law practice in New York in which he championed civil rights and fought the death penalty.
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The United States is urging the international community to take “concrete action” against the military in Myanmar — including an arms embargo and sanctions against its holding companies and those who profit from them.
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The House ethics panel will investigate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz after allegations of sex trafficking involving girls. He says he will keep his seat.
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Sen. Joe Manchin III, who holds views across cultural lines, confounds the rigid antagonisms that keep us locked in partisan battles at any cost.
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The mission of U.S. forces in Iraq has shifted to training and advisory roles, U.S. and Iraq officials say, but there’s no withdrawal agreement.
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California lawmakers are advancing what they call commonsense legislation requiring two state agencies to share information aimed at helping stop billions of dollars in pandemic-related unemployment fraud
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An associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz is working toward a plea deal with prosecutors in a sex trafficking investigation, potentially escalating Gaetz’s legal jeopardy.
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Newsom has been too slow in allowing Californians to return to normal, everyday life, columnist George Skelton writes.
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Former VP Mike Pence has a deal to write two books. The first, an autobiography, will detail his journey from Indiana to the Trump White House.
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As federal agents investigate Rep. Matt Gaetz in a sex-trafficking inquiry, the scandal is fast becoming an inflection moment for the post-Trump Republican Party.
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The drive for vaccine certificates isn’t a matter of government overreach by out-of-control Democrats; it’s a product of the free-enterprise system.
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Citing religious freedom, Santa Clara County residents objected to state restrictions on Bible study gatherings in homes. The Supreme Court agreed.
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The Biden administration says migrants can still get protection under a Trump-era pandemic policy. But in a year, fewer than 1% have been able to do so.
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Biden nominated Chris Magnus, a onetime Richmond, Calif., police chief, to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Ur Jaddou to head U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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President Trump and Joe Biden couldn’t be further apart on gun policy. One says he ‘saved the 2nd Amendment,’ the other pushes for gun control measures.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, with Gov. Gavin Newsom, visited a water plant in Oakland on Monday to promote the administration’s infrastructure plan.
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After more than two months of living in temporary housing, Vice President Kamala Harris will soon move into her official residence in Washington.
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Kamala Harris will make a third trip home to California since taking office, the first on official business: selling the Biden infrastructure plan.
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Essential Politics: Kamala Harris is taking on the migration issue, but staying away from the border
Essential Politics: Kamala Harris is taking on the migration issue, but staying away from the border
The vice president has her first solo assignment, but she’s struggling to clarify exactly what she’s responsible for.
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The former California senator has backed off the bold promises she made as a presidential candidate, falling in line with President Biden
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