Barabak: Nancy Pelosi prided herself on cold calculation. She knew it was time
In her history-making career, the former House Speaker showed her capacity to read the political situation. She leaves at the…
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Supreme Court rules Trump may remove transgender markers from new passports
By a 6-3 vote, the justices granted an emergency appeal allowing Trump to remove transgender markers on passports. ...
Dick Cheney, former vice president who unapologetically supported wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, dies at 84
Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies, architect of the nation's longest war as he plotted the global response to the…
Trump pushes hard against Mamdani as New Yorkers select a mayor
A Democrat is elected governor of Virginia. Voters also cast ballots in high-stakes elections in New York and New Jersey.…
California officials push back on Trump claim that Prop. 50 vote is a ‘GIANT SCAM’
Gov. Gavin Newsom dismissed the president's claims on X as ]the ramblings of an old man that knows he's about…
Sen. Alex Padilla says he won’t run for California governor
The California senator ended months of speculation about whether he would run to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom. ...
Barabak: Proposition 50 is a short-term victory against Trump. But at what cost?
California's ballot measure gerrymandering congressional lines continues a trend that's eliminated political competition in many House races. The result is…
Trump says Chicago mayor, Illinois governor should be jailed amid militarized campaign
President Trump continued to campaign for deploying National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, Ore., despite opposition from local and…
Mexican mayor who waged war on cartels is slain while celebrating Day of the Dead
Michoacán state Mayor Carlos Manzo, who called for a take-no-prisoners approach to Mexico's drug cartels, is slain while marking the…