NEW YORK — You’ve heard the horror stories: Someone casting multiple ballots, people voting in the name of dead relatives, mail-in ballots being intercepted. Voter fraud does happen occasionally. When it …
latimes
-
-
latimes
U.S. hopes Hamas leader’s death will end Gaza war. Israel may have other ideas
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Biden and his senior leadership hailed Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as an “opportunity” to end the yearlong war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and …
-
Entering the final stretch of the presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris is focusing on a simple message that she believes will resonate with undecided swing state voters: that former …
-
latimes
Another refinery shuts down in California. What happens to gas prices?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia’s attempt to manage a smooth transition away from gasoline just got roughed up with this week’s decision by Phillips 66 to shutter its refinery in Wilmington next year, wiping …
-
latimes
Oklahoma parents and teachers sue to stop classroom Bible mandate
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOKLAHOMA CITY — A group of Oklahoma parents of public school students, teachers and ministers filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop the state’s top education official from forcing schools to …
-
latimes
U.S. grants temporary legal status to Lebanese already in America
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced temporary legal status for Lebanese citizens already in the United States, likely pleasing some Arab voters, including in the battleground state of Michigan. …
-
latimes
Trump wades into San Jose State transgender athlete controversy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDonald Trump got wind of the ongoing issue surrounding gender identity and women’s volleyball in the Mountain West Conference and declared Wednesday during a town hall on Fox News Channel’s …
-
There are few government agencies more central to daily life in Los Angeles than the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which spends billions of dollars each year ensuring that …
-
latimes
Kamala Harris still won’t say her position on California’s Prop. 36
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDETROIT — Vice President Kamala Harris, who is registered to vote in California, said Wednesday that she still needs to take a look at Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime measure on California’s …
-
In the most combative interview since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee, she discussed border policy, taxpayer-funded benefits for transgender prisoners and President Biden with Fox News’ …