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Israel launches retaliatory air strikes on Iran

War in the Middle East escalated yet again Friday as Israel bombed targets in Iran in a spiraling pattern of attack and retaliation that has inflamed the region.

Trump renews baseless claims of election cheating, pairing 2020 lies with fresh threats
GOP leaders say Harris calling Trump a fascist is ‘irresponsible rhetoric’

Oct. 25, 2024

Biden tries again at student loan cancellation, this time for those with financial hardships
President Biden apologizes for 150-year Native American boarding school policy

Oct. 25, 2024
Trump and Harris go to Texas to try to sway voters on abortion, border security

Oct. 25, 2024
What are Harris’ and Trump’s swing-state strategies for the final stretch?

Oct. 25, 2024
Early voting is surging across the country. It’s unclear who benefits

Oct. 25, 2024
Nursery owned by Central Valley congressman has history of safety violations

Oct. 25, 2024
Column: Hitler-splaining. F-Bombs. Fake headlines. An election week in the media like no other

Oct. 25, 2024

LA Times Today: With an election looming, the U.S. is approving citizenship applications at the fastest speed in years

Oct. 25, 2024
Gasoline price-hike issue: California Republicans in U.S. House demand delay in state board vote

Oct. 25, 2024
California can’t be smug: A Trump victory could ruin the lives of millions of our neighbors

Oct. 24, 2024

California Politics

Column: Garvey had better luck against the Yankees in 1981 than he will in the November election

Oct. 25, 2024
L.A. teachers union supports blocking U.S. sale of about $20 billion in weaponry to Israel

Oct. 25, 2024
What should L.A. do about homelessness? Renters and homeowners answer differently, poll finds

Oct. 24, 2024
Democrats in tight California House races back anti-crime measure opposed by Newsom

Oct. 24, 2024
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Former President Barack Obama holds hands with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris after introducing her to speak during a campaign rally for Harris on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Clarkston, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Obama appears with Harris, Trump calls Nov. 5 ‘Liberation Day’ in race’s final days

Harris appeared with former President Obama and Bruce Springsteen. Beyoncé, whose anthem ‘Freedom’ is frequently played at her campaign events, will perform at a rally for Harris on Friday in Houston.

Oct. 24, 2024

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to an unfinished section of border wall with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, in Pharr, Texas, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Trump says he’ll undertake the ‘largest deportation’ in U.S. history. Can he do that?

Oct. 24, 2024

FILE - In this June 27, 2018 file photo, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, right, leans in to talk with President Donald Trump during Trump's meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Kelly is defending former White House national security aide, Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who raised concerns about President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president that spurred his impeachment. Kelly made the comments at a public forum Wednesday evening in Morristown, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

John Kelly says Trump is a ‘fascist’ who while in office repeatedly praised Hitler

Oct. 23, 2024

Trump wanted generals like Hitler’s and said Nazi leader ‘did some good things,’ John Kelly says

Oct. 23, 2024

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un smile during their meeting at the Pyongyang Sunan International Airport outside Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

U.S. confirms North Korean troops in Russia amid fears they’ll be sent to fight in Ukraine

Oct. 23, 2024

Policy, Issues and Agencies

Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans further apart, researchers find

Oct. 24, 2024
California water agency extends manager’s leave of absence while investigation continues

Oct. 22, 2024
Opinion: How Trump and Republicans distorted federal data into an imaginary migrant murder spree

Oct. 21, 2024
The Latino vote in California could tip the balance of power. Here’s how the parties appeal to them

Oct. 21, 2024
Biden says Western allies must keep aiding Ukraine as he meets European partners before election

Oct. 18, 2024
Oklahoma parents and teachers sue to stop top education official’s classroom Bible mandate

Oct. 17, 2024

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Oct. 24, 2024
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Oct. 22, 2024
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Oct. 22, 2024
An American Southwest road trip to find the political soul of Latinos

Oct. 21, 2024

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L.A. Times owner’s decision not to endorse in presidential race sparks resignations, questions
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Granderson: A ‘Trump economy’ robs from the American people to enrich the elite

Oct. 25, 2024
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Column: What L.A. can learn from this year’s Dodgers

Oct. 25, 2024
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Opinion: The restaurant lover’s guide to picking a president

Oct. 25, 2024
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Oct. 25, 2024
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County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment

Oct. 24, 2024
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Litman: Elon Musk’s voter lottery looks illegal. Too bad he’ll probably get away with it

Oct. 24, 2024
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Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within two seconds’

Oct. 24, 2024
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Calmes: When Donald Trump cites history, watch out

Oct. 24, 2024
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Column: These red states say teens should be forced to have babies so the states don’t lose congressional seats

Oct. 24, 2024
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Harris says Trump is ‘a fascist’ after report that he wanted generals like Hitler’s

Oct. 24, 2024
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Harris ads feature Texas woman who nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban

Oct. 23, 2024

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Kamala Harris

A theme in GOP attack ads in California House races: Linking Democrats to pedophiles over support for LGBTQ group

Oct. 23, 2024
In Kamala Harris’ Berkeley, political activism is part of growing up

Oct. 23, 2024
Trump denigrates Harris as ‘lazy,’ invoking a racist trope against Black people

Oct. 22, 2024

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