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Appearing before the Democratic faithful at the state party convention in San Francisco, hopefuls offered the whys and wherefores of their candidacies. There was a great deal of Trump bashing.

Leaders of the California Democratic Party, along with liberal activists and loyal power brokers, are openly expressing fear that their crowded field of candidates running for governor may splinter the vote and open the door to a surprise Republican ...

For the president who said, 'I love the poorly educated,' information is an existential threat.

The Democratic part will endorse its candidate for insurance commissioner this weekend, a typically sleepy race that has been upended by the January 2025 Los Angeles County fires.

Outside a hall where Southern California Edison was celebrating Black History Month on Friday, a group of Altadena residents stood on the sidewalk, waving signs and talking of the homes and family members they lost in last year's Eaton fire.

Trump told reporters that his administration will impose new tariffs by using alternative legal means.

Federal Communication Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has used an arcane rule to unsettle President Trump's least favorite TV networks.

Even without passing, the SAVE America Act serves three strategic purposes for Republicans.

A government agency says that, under the plan, new work permit applications for asylum seekers "would be paused for an extended period, possibly many years."

Supreme Court rules that Congress, not the president, has the power to impose tariffs.