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WASHINGTON —  It was 2004 when the Los Angeles Times disclosed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had accepted expensive gifts and private plane trips paid for by Harlan Crow, a …

Manhattan Dist. Atty. Alvin Bragg’s indictment of former President Trump takes an open-ended approach to the charges that some critics of the unprecedented prosecution see as a weakness. What the …

Seven candidates have spent the last few months pitching themselves to San Fernando Valley voters as they seek a seat on the L.A. City Council. Now, it’s election day. Turnout …

SACRAMENTO —  What’s striking about passage of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legislation to penalize Big Oil’s alleged greed is the sea change it represents in California policy. A century ago and well …

MADISON, Wis. —  Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and probably the future of abortion access, Republican-drawn legislative maps and years of GOP policies in the key swing state rests on …

WASHINGTON —  Dozens of House Republicans rallied to Donald Trump’s defense Friday, a day after he became the first former president in U.S. history to be criminally prosecuted and following weeks …

Prosecutors will say that justice was served. That for the good of the taxpaying public in Los Angeles, they’ve taken down a corrupt career politician “who abused his position of …

SACRAMENTO —  In a state Capitol dominated by Democrats, where expanding LGBTQ rights is a pillar of the agenda, an announcement Wednesday from one of the most powerful lawmakers came as …

NEW YORK —  A pivotal figure in the hush money payment investigation of Donald Trump returned Monday to the building where a grand jury has been meeting for months, suggesting his …

SACRAMENTO —  Gov. Gavin Newsom came close but couldn’t quite bring himself to say it: The drought’s over. It’s disappointing when a governor won’t acknowledge what ordinary citizens already know because …