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WASHINGTON —  Immigration will figure prominently in the 2024 presidential campaign, continuing its run as one of the nation’s longest-running and most divisive issues. Republicans plan to feature the troubles at …

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s years of defiance of federal rule has escalated to a standoff at the border with lives on the line. A Justice Department filing with the Supreme …

WASHINGTON —  Hunter Biden has agreed to appear before House Republicans for a private deposition next month, ending months of defiance from the president’s son, who had insisted on testifying publicly. …

Thomas Kowal knew living expenses in Los Angeles would be steep. But he was surprised at how steep. Kowal, 25, had lived on the East Coast for most of his …

Half of California registered voters consider the state budget deficit an “extremely serious” problem, and 57% believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, according to a new UC …

SACRAMENTO —  Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger credits Los Angeles Times columnist George Skelton for his decision to run for California governor in the historic 2003 election in which voters recalled Democratic …

Those of us who diligently follow financial forecasts know that the go-to place for mapping out the course of the economy over the coming 12 months is Davos, Switzerland, the …

WASHINGTON —  The chairmen of the top tax policy committees in Congress announced a bipartisan agreement Tuesday to enhance the child tax credit and revive a variety of tax breaks for …

Immigration and border security issues unify Republican voters while dividing Democratic voters in California, a statewide poll has found. The findings of the new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies …

McALLEN, Texas —  The drowning deaths of three migrants have brought new urgency to an extraordinary showdown between the Biden administration and Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has seized a …