Politics

Federal officials have given California election officials 48 hours to prove the citizenship of voters flagged as potential noncitizens, or withhold their ballots.

As the world's largest diesel exporter, the US benefits from high prices. At home, however, consumers are feeling the strain of rising living costs. Why Donald Trump's deal with Russia is unlikely to change that.

Under President Trump, the federal government is increasingly normalizing death and corruption as tools of state power. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a unique ability to send a different message.

Times columnists weigh in on the final mayoral debate before the Nov. 3 election.

Times columnists comment in real time on the Los Angeles mayoral debate between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.

Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned as U.S. ambassador to Greece amid allegations she engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure.

An artificial intelligence “kill switch” is seen as a potential safeguard, but the technology makes the concept more complicated than it is for other machines.

More people going to prison, and for longer, is why governments including the current one have had to release prisoners early.

For the first time since the UK left the EU, we have a prime minister who will "unflinchingly" debate Brexit, says the BBC's political editor Chris Mason.

Hilton has tried to walk a fine line, appealing to the 6 million Californians who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 while avoiding the president's brand.

For the second election cycle in a row, the rights of transgender people have taken center stage politically, despite their accounting for only about 1% of the U.S. population and many voters identifying other issues as far more important.

Eight Senate races are considered the most competitive, nearly all in states with significant swaths of people unaffiliated with either major party.

Anti-vaxxers and attacks on the nation's public health system have spurred hundreds of doctors and scientists to seek office. In Sacramento, congressional hopeful Richard Pan is part of that wave.

Should plans for the live stream of Nidal Malik Hasan's killing become a reality, our peers will be countries that the U.S. has long held up as the worst of the worst.

Vice President JD Vance said he would not watch a livestream of the execution, and expressed doubt that is 'actually going to happen.'

Ellison and his team must braid together two huge film studios (housing nine film labels), four streaming services, three TV production studios, three animation units and more than 50 television networks, including two prominent news organizations.

A Slack workspace has served as a war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a rapid campaign aimed at persuading Americans to manage their healthcare and medical records on apps.

The White House is expanding its campaign against international workers, targeting elite study and work visa holders with restrictions and a new investigation.

Hundreds of detainees said they suffered lasting health issues when guards sprayed a toxic cleaning agent during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump told a Texas rally that the U.S. would not allow Iran to strike Los Angeles or San Diego, two days after his remarks on the subject stirred outrage among California leaders.