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Department of Homeland Security pauses disinformation board amid free speech questions

Federal and state agencies treat disinformation as a national security threat. But the new board was hampered from the start.

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Jan. 6 committee rejects Justice Department’s transcript request
Madison Cawthorn concedes in N.C. primary; John Fetterman easily wins in Pennsylvania
Spot a UFO? The Pentagon wants to know
Biden condemns Buffalo mass shooting as ‘terrorism’ and white supremacy as ‘a poison’
Echoing Trump’s isolationism, some Republicans oppose more aid for Ukraine
Pennsylvania governor’s race could have outsize impact on abortion access
Deal reached with FDA to reopen Michigan infant formula plant

Vancouver’s safe drug-use sites are wrenching to see. California should open them anyway
Biden condemns Buffalo mass shooting as ‘terrorism’ and white supremacy as ‘a poison’
President Biden delivers remarks in Buffalo, NY

California Politics

LAUSD expects enrollment to plummet by ‘alarming’ 30% in the next decade
As L.A. mayor’s race thins, many remain undecided. Will De León make a late move?
Gangsta rap pioneer Snoop Dogg endorses Rick Caruso for L.A. mayor
Endorsement: Elizabeth Alcantar for Assembly
‘Gimme Shelter’: How California’s top cop enforces housing laws

The United States of California, a series exploring the state’s vast impact on the nation

Electric cars, climate credit schemes, diverse boardrooms and legal weed: How California exports its ideas and policies across the U.S.

In Depth

Ukrainian servicemen sit in a bus after they were evacuated from the besieged Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant, near a remand prison in Olyonivka, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. More than 260 fighters, some severely wounded, were pulled from a steel plant on Monday that is the last redoubt of Ukrainian fighters in the city and transported to two towns controlled by separatists, officials on both sides said. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Will the fall of Mariupol change the course of Ukraine war?

Russia scores its first major win with the takeover of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. But will it change the course of the war?

BUFFALO, NY - MAY 15: Aaron Jordan, of Buffalo, adds to a sidewalk chalk mural depicting the names of the people killed yesterday as people gather at the scene of a mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market at Jefferson Avenue and Riley Street on Sunday, May 15, 2022 in Buffalo, NY. The fatal shooting of 10 people at a grocery store in a historically Black neighborhood of Buffalo by a young white gunman is being investigated as a hate crime and an act of "racially motivated violent extremism," according to federal officials. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Black residents want Biden to call out racism and white supremacy in Buffalo visit

BUFFALO, NY - MAY 15: Jeanne LeGall, of Buffalo, hugs Claudia Carballada, of Buffalo, as she gets emotional, as she pays her respects at an makeshift memorial as people gather at the scene of a mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market at Jefferson Avenue and Riley Street on Sunday, May 15, 2022 in Buffalo, NY. The fatal shooting of 10 people at a grocery store in a historically Black neighborhood of Buffalo by a young white gunman is being investigated as a hate crime and an act of "racially motivated violent extremism," according to federal officials. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Column: Day after day of gun violence in America. Nothing changes

WASHINGTON, CA - MARCH 04: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) delivers opening remarks during the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Capitol Hill on March 04, 2013 in Washington, DC. Judge Jackson was picked by President Biden to be the first Black woman in United States history to serve on the nation's highest court to succeed Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer who is retiring. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Supreme Court rules for Ted Cruz, strikes down limit on post-election gifts to winners

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Column: Fight or find common ground? Oregon race a referendum on the direction of Democrats

Trump’s Influence on Politics

Photo illustration of Donald Trump giving a thumbs up. Animated emojis go up and down in the background.

Tracking Trump’s endorsements in the 2022 midterm election

Former President Trump endorses candidates to punish foes, push false election fraud claims and solidify his hold on the GOP. How will his picks fare?

Politics and the Pandemic

Biden to co-host second global COVID summit as U.S. nears 1 million deaths
Blinken tests positive for the coronavirus, has mild symptoms
Mayorkas prepares to end Title 42 pandemic policy at border despite backlash, setbacks
Kamala Harris is prescribed antiviral drug after testing positive for coronavirus
Justice Department to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
Column: The cost of China’s harsh ‘zero COVID’ policy? Human suffering and economic damage

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