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Donald Trump’s presidency has revealed the surprising number of Americans who align with the racist side of Thomas Jefferson’s dual legacy.
Showing Up for Racial Justice teachers phone-bank volunteers to have unhurried conversations with voters. The result is effective activism grounded in empathy.
COVID-19: Many Asian Americans and immigrants in the San Gabriel Valley wore masks way ahead of others out of courtesy
Since we printed a page of pro-Trump letters, some readers have asked what his supporters would say now. Well, they’re not saying very much at all.
With much at stake — Georgia’s two elections Jan. 5 will decide which party runs the Senate — Californians are volunteering by making calls, sending texts and sometimes even traveling across the country.
A Dominion Voting Systems worker driven into hiding by death threats has filed a defamation lawsuit against President Trump’s campaign.
This week’s Senate compromise on COVID relief was produced partly by an unofficial group of centrists from both parties — and they say they want to work on more bipartisan legislation next year. That’s good news for President-Elect Biden, who has been looking for Republican allies in Congress.
Republicans and Democrats in Washington keep Georgia’s two Senate runoffs front of mind when considering the stimulus, Trump and everything else.
Biden chooses Connecticut schools chief Miguel Cardona — a former teacher and a proponent of reopening schools during the pandemic — for Education.
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To Trumpists — not just the Proud Boys but mainstream Republicans too — strong-arming may be the defining American freedom, one that isn’t enhanced by the ideals of democracy and fair play.
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Congressional leaders signed off Sunday on an overdue and probably still too modest COVID-19 relief package.
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What can explain congressional Republicans’ enabling of our cheating president? Simple cowardice, says their colleague.
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After getting fired from America’s top cybersecurity agency for saying the 2020 election was uncompromised, Chris Krebs reaffirmed the legitimacy of the election to the Senate.
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President Trump’s effort to overturn the election poses grave risks to our democracy and the Constitution. He needs to be held accountable.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell finally acknowledged that Democrat Joe Biden won the presidential election and warned Republican senators away from disputing the electoral college tally.
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One can’t help but wonder: What could Trump have done — other than his tragicomic efforts after the fact — to produce a different election outcome?
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In a normal world, a loss at the Supreme Court would be the end for Donald Trump. But this president won’t step out of the spotlight for a long time.
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If backers of a California ballot referendum gather enough voter signatures, a challenged law can be put on hold for as long as two years.
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Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling is girding for another battle with conspiracy theories and lies about the integrity of the voting system.
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The lawsuit by Texas against four states whose electoral votes will be awarded to Joe Biden makes a mockery of states’ rights.
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Almost 17.8 million Californians cast ballots in the election that ended on Nov. 3, the highest percentage of the state’s eligible voters to participate since 1952.
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President Trump was expected to quickly appeal the Wisconsin ruling against his lawsuit seeking to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the state.
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President Trump’s extraordinary and long-shot effort to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin returns to the state’s courtrooms.
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President Trump won because Black voters in previously red states supported Joe Biden. He is trying to throw out those votes.
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The Los Angeles Police Department will deploy significant patrolling to enforce public health rules that prohibit large gatherings.
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The nation’s top infectious disease expert weighs in on what 2021 might look like amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic and health news.
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L.A. was far more vulnerable to an extreme crisis from the coronavirus than nearly anywhere else in the nation.
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Police were investigating after a Wisconsin health system said an employee admitted to deliberately spoiling 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Doubts about the vaccine among healthcare workers could have serious implications for public health, say experts.
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L.A. County hospitals hit breaking point: ‘No one would believe this is in the United States’
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The party exposed something that has long been the subject of quiet discussion in Sacramento: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to maintain a tight relationship with Jason Kinney, director of a lobbying firm with business before the governor.
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Netflix’s hottest new couple, Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor, stopped by “Good Morning America” to talk “Bridgerton,” Shonda Rhimes’ latest smash.
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By this time tomorrow, 2020 will be no more. Congratulations, you made it! No joke, you should feel a sense of pride and accomplishment for enduring all that this year threw at you.
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Outdoor adventures in Pismo Beach, along San Diego’s waterfront and at a historic Pasadena hotel may be possible in the new year.
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Lake Mead is just 39% full as critical negotiations between California and other Western states get underway.
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