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PPolitics Read More Column: New California Senate leader Monique Limón, ‘kind, generous’ and a ‘badass’2026-01-19 SACRAMENTO — People often ask me how things have changed at the state Capitol since I began covering news there…
PPolitics Read More Newsom overcomes unease, dyslexia to deliver a sterling State of the State address2026-01-12 SACRAMENTO — The most outstanding thing about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s final State of the State address last week was that…
MMoldova Read More Moldovan President Names Alexandru Munteanu as Prime Minister Nominee2025-10-26 (MENAFN) On Friday, Moldovan President Maia Sandu announced the nomination of Alexandru Munteanu as the country’s next prime…
UUnited States Read More News Analysis: Why Trump may have found his moment on Gaza2025-10-09 WASHINGTON — A peace plan for Gaza touted by President Trump as a historic breakthrough is facing its first test…
UUnited States Read More Trump. Hegseth. Vance. In a week of chaos, does all of it matter, or none of it?2025-10-02 Happy Thursday. Your usual host, D.C. Bureau Chief Michael Wilner, is on assignment. So you’re once again stuck…
UUnited States Read More Column: Where’s the housing help for the middle class?2025-09-29 SACRAMENTO — A former state legislative leader says fellow Democrats in Sacramento have long ignored the housing needs of middle-class…
UUnited States Read More ‘Sacrificed on altar of political expediency’: nominee on withdrawal during critical water talks2025-09-20 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A veteran water expert from Arizona says the Trump administration withdrew his nomination to lead the federal…
PPolitics Read More The teenager taking on AI tech bros2025-09-08 SACRAMENTO — Sneha Revanur has been called the “Greta Thunberg of AI,” which depending on your politics, is an insult…
UUnited States Read More Column: Newsom responds to Trump’s gutter politics2025-07-28 Newsletter You’re reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter George Skelton and Michael Wilner cover the insights, legislation, players…
UUnited States Read More Trump administration sanctions UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza2025-07-10 Judge’s order puts birthright citizenship issue on fast track back to US Supreme Court — 11:46 a.m. By…
UUnited States Read More As L.A. reels, White House sees ‘grand success’ in novel crackdown tactics2025-07-10 WASHINGTON — National Guard troops and immigration agents on horseback, clad in green uniforms and tactical gear, trotted into MacArthur…