Politics

New House speaker a strong Trump ally, quiet force among Republicans WASHINGTON – A low-key lawmaker in Congress for less than a decade, new House Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t recognizable to most Americans. But the […]

With the advanced age of some U.S. political leaders in the spotlight, 79% of Americans favor maximum age limits for elected officials in Washington, D.C. And 74% support such limits for Supreme Court justices, according […]

For 26 years, a legislative bill labeled by the California Chamber of Commerce as a “job killer” very likely faced a death sentence. The chamber, the state’s most influential business organization, inaugurated its annual practice […]

Latino youth — predicted to be a major voting bloc in the 2024 Presidential election — are veering from their older family members and shifting hard left on a host of issues, including gun control, […]

With tears in her eyes, Anneisha Williams, a Jack in the Box employee from Inglewood, lifted the piece of paper that was Assembly Bill 1228 with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fresh signature. The measure will raise […]

      Nearly six decades ago, the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy came to California and gave a resounding speech on the virtues of decency that holds permanence today. “If there is one overriding reality in […]

The cross-country game of oneupmanship between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Republican governors of Florida and Texas is becoming more intense with every passing week.   The latest move from Florida’s Ron DeSantis and […]