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Many Republicans with national ambitions are openly laying the groundwork for presidential campaigns as Trump continues to mull his own plans.
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The battle for Afghanistan began long before American troops arrived in 2001, and won’t end when the last U.S. soldier is gone.
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Joel Greenberg faces charges in a sex-trafficking inquiry. His friend, Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, is being investigated.
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The State Department’s internal watchdog has concluded that former Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and his wife violated federal ethics rules.
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Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland rescinded Friday restrictions on Justice Department’s use of consent decrees to force police departments to reform.
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The leaders’ talks Friday focused on economic and security threats from China, as well as climate change and deterring nuclear-armed North Korea.
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The memo allows Justice Department prosecutors to more easily use the tool, which mandates changes at some police departments and other agencies.
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Biden signs emergency determination that leaves the annual cap of 15,000 refugees in place, but outrage from Democrats brings a White House reversal.
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The Constitution leaves it to Congress to decide on how many justices will serve on the Supreme Court.
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Republican leaders of Congress have been making the trip to Mar-a-Lago to see Donald Trump, with the notable exception of Mitch McConnell.
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Nicaraguan American Nora Sandigo helps children who have crossed the border on their own to join families in the U.S.
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Some 44 million Americans collectively hold about $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, and the numbers are growing.
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Senate Bill 93 requires employers in hospitality and business services industries to offer new positions for similar work to employees laid off during the pandemic.
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The former L.A. mayor has criticized the recall effort targeting his 2018 gubernatorial foe, Gavin Newsom. But he hasn’t publicly ruled out a run.
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A key legislative committee approves bills to help overhaul the EDD’s operations as the agency apologizes for another error that interrupted payments.
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California’s congressional Democrats have the chance to demand restoration of state and local tax breaks. Will they take it?
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Bills moving forward in the state Legislature were applauded by an array of civil rights and police reform groups.
In Depth
Republicans capped state and local tax deductions in 2017. California Democrats aren’t joining their East Coast colleagues in insisting on a fix now.
Biden was joined by Vice President Harris, herself an American of Asian descent, in the meeting Thursday at the White House with the members of Congress.
Biden announces sanctions on Russia for hacking federal agencies and interfering to help Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
Rejoining the Paris agreement was the easy part. Now the Biden administration must choose a new goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that’s both ambitious and practical.
Biden has quietly relaxed one of Trump’s signature immigration bans, even as the new administration struggles to hold back a migrant surge along the border with Mexico.
Politics and the Pandemic
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Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. will likely move to resume Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine this week after reports of six rare blood clot cases.
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It’s unlikely that another coronavirus surge would overwhelm California’s hospital system, experts say
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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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Biden says his proposals are bipartisan because voters of both parties support them. But do they? The evidence is mixed.
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There’s a growing movement in Los Angeles and across the country calling for cities designed for people, not cars.
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In the post-Trump internet, online fandoms offer political figures a new kind of support with risks and rewards.
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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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After Adam Toledo, Daunte Wright and Caron Nazario, I’d like to think something has changed. But the many calls for police reform sound just as hollow.
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Widespread support for background checks and smart gun technology could push enough GOP senators out of lockstep on gun control.
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Federal officials say former President Trump’s 2016 campaign gave polling data to a Russian political consultant, who gave it to Russian intelligence.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has arrived in Washington for talks with President Biden meant to show the strength of the two nations’ security alliance.
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The legislation would add four seats to the Supreme Court in a bid designed to counter its rightward tilt during the Trump administration.
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The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to send a bill to the floor for the first time to study reparations for slavery and systemic racism in the U.S.
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Corruption underscores the challenge Harris confronts in working with leaders of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to stem migration to the U.S.
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Biden announces U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that drew America into its longest war.
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The world’s failure to deliver vaccines to needier countries is more than a scandal; it’s a crisis. And it could come to haunt us all soon.
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Biden’s speech will come just before his 100th day in office, and will provide him an opportunity to update the American public on his progress toward fulfilling his promises.
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A proposal to outlaw hydraulic fracturing and ban oil and gas wells from operating near homes, schools and healthcare facilities failed in the California Legislature.
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A bill under consideration would try to make it easier to report and prosecute hate crimes against Asian Americans.
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Many Republicans with national ambitions are openly laying the groundwork for presidential campaigns as Trump continues to mull his own plans.
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Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland rescinded Friday restrictions on Justice Department’s use of consent decrees to force police departments to reform.
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With Congress limited by the Constitution, what has it done, and what can it do, about police reform at the local level?
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Biden signs emergency determination that leaves the annual cap of 15,000 refugees in place, but outrage from Democrats brings a White House reversal.
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The White House and others fear scrutiny over the personal branding efforts of the vice president’s niece, which have grown with Kamala Harris’ career.
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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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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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