WASHINGTON — Immigration remains a stronger issue for President Trump than the economy or Iran among Republican voters, according to a new poll, even after three people were killed in encounters with …
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California Democratic Party endorses Prop. 40 billionaire tax
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA controversial wealth tax won backing from the California Democratic Party on Sunday, the latest episode in the measure roiling the left and its allies. The party’s executive board voted …
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Democrats are at each other’s throats. This time over the 2028 calendar
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCome 2028, the Democratic presidential campaign promises to be a banger, with all sorts of intrigue and subplots layered within a wide-open fight for the nomination. There’s the prospect of …
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SAN DIEGO — Emanuel Lexius’ market in El Cajon is typically bustling. Not lately. Lexius is Haitian, and so are most of the shoppers at Miche Caribbean Market. They come to …
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Though California could be key to House control, it now has few battlegrounds
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The nation is set to have its least competitive congressional election cycle in years by some measures, with California partly driving the shift. The redistricting carried out in California and …
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Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump on Saturday sharply criticized U.S. Atty. Jeanine Pirro’s assessment that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was the result of shoddy construction and not the work of …
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Three L.A. city candidates pull way ahead of their rivals in fundraising. But it’s still early.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGood morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, with an assist from Gavin J. Quinton, giving you the latest on city …
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Newsom boasts of California’s upcoming minimum wage increase, criticizes Trump for ignoring workers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia’s statewide minimum wage is set to rise next year. Starting on Jan. 1, 2027, the statewide minimum wage will rise to $17.40 an hour, an increase Gov. Gavin Newsom …
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Infantino’s FIFA presidency in peril after World Cup sell-off blunder
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHeading into the final weekend of this summer’s World Cup, The Guardian reported that support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino had climbed to record levels. More than 200 of FIFA’s …
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Trump says anti-weaponization fund in IRS settlement is ‘dead’ even as he defends it
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday that his $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is “dead” while also continuing to defend it, further complicating his administration’s negotiations with two Republican senators who are blocking …