Trump Administration
- Chabria: Trump's callous political attack on Rob Reiner shows a shameful moral failure - Hours after Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered, President Trump blamed the beloved Hollywood figure for his own death. It's a new low, but also shows just how right Reiner was.
- Court battle begins over Republican challenge to California's Prop. 50 - Republicans and Democrats square off in court Monday in a high-stakes battle over the fate of California's Proposition 50, which reconfigures the state's congressional districts and could ultimately help determine which party controls the U
- California's role in shaping the fate of the Democratic Party and combating Trump on full display - While California remains a major force in Democratic politics nationally, it's also a major target for criticism by President Trump and Republicans.
- Times Investigation: Ex-Trump DOJ lawyers say 'fraudulent' UC antisemitism probes led them to quit - The Times spoke to nine former Department of Justice civil rights attorneys tasked with investigating antisemitism complaints at the University of California. They all resigned during their invetigation. Here's why.
- Kristi Noem grilled over L.A. Purple Heart Army vet who self-deported - The saga of Sae Joon Park, a Los Angeles Army veteran who legally immigrated to the United States, was awarded a Purple Heart after being wounded in combat and self-deported to South Korea, was highlighted during a testy congressional heari
- Chabria: Homeland Security says it doesn't detain citizens. These brave Californians prove it has - The Department of Homeland Security has called fake reports of American citizens being detained. These Californians -- all citizens -- testified in Congress about how ICE locked them up without rights.
- Justice Department drafting a list of 'domestic terrorists' - A Justice Department memo calls for a 'cash reward system' that would encourage Americans to report suspected domestic terrorist activity.
- Trump news at a glance: president hints at abandoning Ukraine, rambles about ‘weak’ Europe - Trump’s sometimes incoherent Politico interview featured recycled far-right tropes about European immigration – key US politics stories from Tuesday 9 December at a glance
- Supreme Court poised to strike down Watergate-era campaign finance limits - The Supreme Court's conservatives signaled they are likely to rule for Republicans and President Trump by throwing out a Watergate-era limit on campaign funding by political parties. Such a ruling could allow parties to support their candi
- Supreme Court sounds ready to give Trump power to oust officials of independent agencies - Supreme Court appears set to expand presidential power and upset nine decades of law on independent agencies.