Immigration likely to be a topic of the State of the Union address
WASHINGTON- After a failed bipartisan national security bill and amid reports that the White House is considering executive action that…
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Porter, Schiff and Lee make their final speech in the Senate; Garvey is nowhere to be seen
With her signature minivan parked in the parking lot and an “I Voted” sticker freshly attached to her magenta dress,…
Katie Porter runs out of time in Senate race, falls behind Steve Garvey
Rep. Katie Porter, famous among Democrats for grilling powerful corporate tycoons and right-wing ideologues who testify before Congress, faces a…
Ukraine rations ammunition. Yet House Republicans take weeks to consider aid
WASHINGTON- Ukrainian drones fly without ammunition. Russian artillery fires deadly volleys from safe positions beyond the reach of kyiv's troops.…
Porter and Schiff argue over campaign donation purity tests
Irvine Rep. Katie Porter has repeatedly attacked her primary Democratic rival in the 2024 California Senate race, Burbank Rep. Adam…
How California-style 'jungle' primaries could fix Washington
The average U.S. House district encompasses about 590,000 voting-age people. How many of them would you expect to vote for…
Opinion: Why don't rational Republican leaders stay silent instead of backing Trump?
The transformation of the Republican Party into an anti-government populist movement has been a bottom-up phenomenon: conservative voters, radicalized by…
Supreme Court leans in favor of upholding ban on booster stocks
WASHINGTON- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court appeared poised to uphold a Trump-era regulation that would ban “stocks” that function like…
California lawmakers cannot accept donations from lobbyists unless they are running for Congress.
State Senator Susan Rubio has a powerful position in Sacramento. As chairman of the Insurance Committee, the Baldwin Park Democrat…
Column: United States out of NATO? In his second term, Trump is more likely to try
WASHINGTON- Former President Trump has not yet officially won the Republican presidential nomination. But he is already exerting his influence…