Tariff war with Canada is hurting California’s wine industry
It’s hard to hate on Canada. It’s like cursing a cotton ball, or raging about tapioca. The friendliest…
Schiff calls out Trump’s corruption, warns against complacency
There are certain truths that are self-evident to all but the willfully blind or stubbornly obtuse. Heat is…
Jefferson’s vision of individual liberty shows New Zealand’s constitutional gap – David Harvey
Jefferson’s sentence is not merely a historical artefact. It is a revolutionary act of prioritising the individual –…
Politician behind ‘top two’ primary has second thoughts
SACRAMENTO — The man who brought California the top-two open primary now thinks it needs a drastic overhaul. In fact,…
Rubio lets Vance take the fall as Iran deal questions mount
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood silent and stone-faced behind Donald Trump on Wednesday as the president joked…
Column: California isn’t so cutting-edge when it comes to electing governors
SACRAMENTO — Across America, 53 women have served as state governors. But not one in California. What gives? Aren’t we…
Column: After Swalwell scandal, a ‘safe choice’ for Democrats emerges
SACRAMENTO — Xavier Becerra seems like the type of steady, trustworthy fellow you’d like your daughter to marry. But…
A year after ‘Liberation Day,’ what did Trump’s tariffs achieve?
WASHINGTON — One year ago, Donald Trump stood in a sun-kissed, unpaved Rose Garden and defiantly announced a new era…
Column: New California Senate leader Monique Limón, ‘kind, generous’ and a ‘badass’
SACRAMENTO — People often ask me how things have changed at the state Capitol since I began covering news there…
Newsom overcomes unease, dyslexia to deliver a sterling State of the State address
SACRAMENTO — The most outstanding thing about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s final State of the State address last week was that…
News Analysis: Why Trump may have found his moment on Gaza
WASHINGTON — A peace plan for Gaza touted by President Trump as a historic breakthrough is facing its first test…
Trump. Hegseth. Vance. In a week of chaos, does all of it matter, or none of it?
Happy Thursday. Your usual host, D.C. Bureau Chief Michael Wilner, is on assignment. So you’re once again stuck…