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Mayor-elect Karen Bass will hold a public inauguration on Dec. 11 outside Los Angeles City Hall, one day before she officially takes office as the first woman elected to serve …

WASHINGTON —  The Senate moved quickly Thursday to avert a rail strike that the Biden administration and business leaders warned would have had devastating consequences for the nation’s economy. The Senate …

WASHINGTON —  The chairman of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol says the body of the final report is nearly complete and should be released …

WASHINGTON —  House Democrats tapped Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday to lead them in the next Congress, and elected California Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Redlands) as House Democratic Caucus chair. The …

WASHINGTON —  The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a $1-billion arms sale to Qatar in a transaction unveiled during halftime of the key World Cup 2022 match in Doha between Iran …

WASHINGTON —  “We the People” is Jill Biden’s holiday theme with White House decorations designed for “the people” to see themselves in the tree ornaments, mantel displays, mirrors and do-it-yourself creations …

PHOENIX —  Republican officials in a rural Arizona county refused on Monday to certify the 2022 election ahead of the deadline amid pressure from prominent Republicans to reject a vote count …

Ingrid Vaca, left, a native of Bolivia, helps energize activists to rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, at the Capitol in …

$104,848,887.43 — Rick Caruso spent at least that much on his unsuccessful campaign to become mayor of Los Angeles, according to the latest campaign finance records. That’s 11 times more …

The final rosters for the red and blue forces are still to be determined, but the battle lines are already drawn