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Former Vice President Mike Pence rides a motorcycle during U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride, Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)

DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle at ‘Roast and Ride’ rally in Iowa

Amid plates of sliced pork, statement-making leather ensembles and piles of political T-shirts, eight Republican presidential hopefuls descended on Iowa to pitch themselves to voters and, in Mike Pence’s case, hop on a motorcycle

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls U.S. back from brink of unprecedented default
Trump-appointed judge rejects Tennessee’s anti-drag law as too broad, too vague

Biden delivers first Oval Office speech, celebrates ‘a crisis averted’
Republicans schedule first presidential debate, but there’s no guarantee Trump will attend
Justice Department says it won’t charge Pence over handling of classified documents
Poll: Rare bipartisan support for reforming California’s ballot referendum rules
Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden
Debt ceiling vote splits Democratic candidates for Feinstein’s Senate seat
Biden trips and falls on stage at Air Force graduation; White House says he’s ‘fine’

L.A. on the Record: Asian Americans and the L.A. vote
President Biden Addresses the Nation on Averting Default and the Bipartisan Budget Agreement
McCarthy proved he’s a stronger House speaker than many expected. But GOP is split over cutting government

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Bass names new head of troubled Animal Services department
Pride flag flies at the Hall of Administration — a first for an L.A. County building

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Los Angeles Dodgers former player Steve Garvey during Manny Mota Legends of Dodgers baseball night before the MLB game Los Angeles Dodgers against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday April 29, 2023 in Los Angeles. The Dodgers defeated the Cardinals by the final score of 1-0. (Kevin Reece via AP)

Former Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey weighs U.S. Senate bid

Former Dodger Steve Garvey’s celebrity could upend California’s 2024 U.S. Senate race, if he decides to jump in.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: The Supreme Court of the United States building, photographed on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Supreme Court warns unions against strikes that damage an employer’s property

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the chamber after passage of a crucial procedural vote on the debt ceiling and budget cuts package he negotiated with President Joe Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The U.S. still faces a potentially disastrous U.S. default in less than a week if Congress fails to act. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House approves bipartisan deal to suspend debt limit, reducing fear of U.S. default

FILE - President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., walk down the House steps after attending an annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon gathering, Friday, March 17, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Why McCarthy and Biden both stand to gain from the debt deal — if they can get it passed

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 24: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) departs after speaking to members of the media gathered in National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Here’s what’s in Biden-McCarthy’s deal to raise the debt limit

Policy, Issues and Agencies

Driverless trucks on California highways? Legislators don’t trust the DMV to ensure safety
Majority of Californians fear worsening weather swings due to climate change, poll finds
California to step up efforts to find boxers owed pensions following Times report
Supreme Court limits EPA protection for wetlands, favoring property rights over clean water
Half of U.S. public approves of continued weapons deliveries to Ukraine
Citing migrant influx, New York mayor asks court to suspend ‘right to shelter’

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U.S. Defense secretary says Washington won’t stand for ‘coercion and bullying’ from China
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Disney-DeSantis judge steps aside over relative’s shares
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Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets more than 4 years in prison
Opinion

Column: The DOJ’s classified documents case was already dire for Trump. Now it looks even worse
Company Town

CNN gets new chief operating officer amid ratings decline
California

Column: Newsom halted the death penalty. The D.A. in the Davis stabbings case doesn’t care
World & Nation

More U.S. Space Force missions to be based in Colorado
Opinion

Nicholas Goldberg: The affirmative action calamity brewing at the Supreme Court
Opinion

Calmes: In the debt limit showdown, both Biden and (surprise!) McCarthy are winners
Politics

Ex-GOP candidate faces federal indictment in shootings targeting 4 Democratic officials’ homes
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GOP walkout in Oregon Senate hits record fourth week
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Mike Pence to launch campaign for president in Iowa on June 7

Covering Kamala Harris

Vice President Harris withdraws from MTV event near L.A. that would have forced her to cross writers’ picket line
Abcarian: By helping Kamala Harris, Biden can help himself to a second term
In Zambia, Kamala Harris explores her family’s roots
Vice President Kamala Harris says Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine
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