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Former President Donald Trump listens as he speaks with reporters while in flight on his plane after a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, in Waco, Texas, Saturday, March 25, 2023, while en route to West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

New York grand jury poised to take a scheduled hiatus from Trump case

The grand jury investigating hush money paid on Donald Trump’s behalf is scheduled to consider other matters ahead of a previously scheduled two-week break.

GOP responds to Nashville shooting with anti-trans rhetoric
Health premiums and consumers’ medical costs may be about to soar, even as inflation falls

Column: Scandal after scandal, Trump has defied political physics. Will this time be different?
No vote on Trump indictment by New York grand jury expected this week
Mike Pence must testify before Jan. 6 grand jury, judge rules
In Trump probe, key witness returns, no indictment vote yet
Supreme Court to decide if government can prosecute someone for ‘encouraging’ illegal immigration
Top Democrats warn Biden: Don’t restart family detentions
Khanna endorses Barbara Lee for U.S. Senate

With 988, officials suggested mental health crisis response without police. But they’re often the only option
L.A. on the Record: Bass’ star turn in school strike mediation
Whenever a Trump indictment happens, here’s the key political fact to remember

California Politics

Democratic leader wants California to repeal ban on government travel to anti-LGBTQ states
As fentanyl deaths surge in California, lawmakers kill bills that would punish dealers
How Newsom fell short of the oil penalty he wanted but still scored a political win
California lawmakers approve Newsom’s oil bill. Here’s what you need to know
Workers begin removal of the Echo Park fence, as L.A. officials vow to keep area safe

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

Former President Donald J. Trump watches the NCAA Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Column: The law is on Trump’s tail, and he sounds pretty worried

The former president has threatened there will be “death and destruction” if he’s indicted in New York. But his biggest troubles may come in other courtrooms.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: Vice President Kamala Harris (R) ceremonially swears-in Eric Garcetti as the Ambassador to India in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Friday, March 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. After Garcetti's first nomination stalled in the Senate due to concerns about his knowledge about a former top aide's alleged sexual harassment of colleagues, his nomination was resubmitted and passed the senate 52 to 42, with seven Republicans joined all but three Democrats present in approving him for the post. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Garcetti sworn in as ambassador to India after two-year battle

President Joe Biden meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

U.S. strikes deal with Canada over northern border, asylum seekers

Corruption is widespread in California’s weed industry. Now, the state is taking action

FG.war.arti1.3.27.RL--Iraq--03/27/2003Members of the 1st battalion, 11th Marines, Alpha battery hold their ears upon the release of an artillery round from a 155mm Howitzer headed toward a destination in southern Iraq. LOS ANGELES TIMES PHOTO BY RICK LOOMIS--

Two decades after start of Iraq conflict, Congress poised to repeal war authorization

Policy, Issues and Agencies

Biden immigration plan could force asylum officers to break law, union warns
Nicholas Goldberg: Democrats flip red, Republicans flip blue on one major issue. Is it permanent?
Newsom rolls back California drought restrictions after remarkably wet winter
Labor unions’ objections delay California investigation into wage theft system
Column: How DeSantis’ attack on education draws from Ronald Reagan’s war on UC Berkeley
Biden signs bill to declassify information on COVID origins

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World & Nation

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First Lady Jill Biden and Sheryl Crow attend vigil for Nashville school shooting victims
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China warns McCarthy not to meet Taiwan’s president in L.A., threatens retaliation
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Fired Fox News producer said she was coerced into giving misleading testimony
Music

Fugees’ Pras Michel is entangled in a campaign-finance case. His trial begins today
Opinion

Opinion: The fall of Benjamin Netanyahu
Opinion

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California

Column: Newsom denies the obvious: California is no longer in drought
California

What are California lawmakers doing to fix the housing crisis? A look at 2023’s new bills
Politics

Trump, facing potential indictment, celebrates Jan. 6 insurrectionists at Waco rally

Covering Kamala Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris says Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine
Column: Here’s why Joe Biden won’t be dumping Kamala Harris as his running mate
At Tyre Nichols’ funeral, Kamala Harris calls for national police reform
Vice President Kamala Harris visits growing memorial for Monterey Park shooting victims
Harris declares ‘violence must stop’ after Monterey Park shooting

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