Trump administration, Congress move to cut off transgender care for children www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Justice Department won’t meet Friday deadline to release all Epstein files: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

California, other states sue Trump administration over $100,000 fee for H-1B visas www.latimes.com/california/s...

In first year in Senate, Schiff pushes legislation, party message and challenges to Trump www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

NEW: San Francisco’s Castro Theatre — long a symbol of queer liberation, it’s lighted red marquee & blade signage a giant X on the map for folks flocking to the famed Castro gayborhood for safety & acceptance — relaunches at a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ community: www.latimes.com/california/s...

California leaders launch online portal where ‘federal agent misconduct’ can be reported www.latimes.com/california/s...

Hard lives in California's fields: 'The American dream eats us alive'

The White House says attacks on ICE are up 1000% Court records in cities where federal law enforcement has been busiest tell a more complex story -- there are few serious injuries, and many allegations don't hold up in court. Latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

Under California law, children as young as 12 can labor up to 40 hrs a week in agriculture when school's out. Interviews with dozens of young workers revealed horrible conditions, miniscule pay and little oversight. Tremendous work by @lajourno.bsky.social & team: www.latimes.com/california/s...

California rejoins fight over Nazi-looted painting held by Spanish museum www.latimes.com/california/s...

A bombshell federal fraud case exploded inside Gov. Newsom’s powerful political orbit (w/ Sonja Sharp @melodygutierrez.bsky.social @jessicagarrison.bsky.social): www.latimes.com/california/s...

Supreme Court dismisses long-shot challenge to right to marry for same-sex couples

NEW: Nancy Pelosi prided herself on dispassion, detachment and cold-eyed calculation. She knew how to count votes and read a political situation better than just about anyone. She knew it was time. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

I talked to @scottwiener.bsky.social, who is running for @pelosi.house.gov's seat, about her not seeking reelection. He praised her as an icon who has long delivered for San Francisco, and recalled what her early AIDS advocacy meant to him as a gay teen in the 80s. latimes.com/politics/sto...

BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing San Francisco Democrat who leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House to become one of the most influential political leaders of her generation, will not run for reelection in 2026, she said Thursday. STORY: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Democrats' wins hardly reflected a unified party - Mamdani challenges the party establishment as much as he does Trump - but gave many on the left optimism that Trump & MAGA aren’t unstoppable and that their ability to resist isn’t just alive & well but gaining speed www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Democratic wins nationwide, a major rebuke of Trump, offer left hope for 2026 (w/ @summerrlin.bsky.social): www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Voters were deciding several high-stakes elections on Tuesday, including for NYC mayor, congressional maps in California and governor in New Jersey and Virginia, where shifting electorates could show the direction of U.S. political winds (w/ @summerrlin.bsky.social): www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Judges order USDA to restart SNAP funding, but hungry families won’t get immediate relief: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

News Analysis: Prop. 50 is just one part of a historically uncertain moment for American democracy www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Voters in poll side with Newsom, Democrats on Prop. 50 — a potential blow to Trump and GOP

NEW: ‘I’m terrified’: Hunger looms as millions prepare to lose food aid amid shutdown California and other states are suing to free funds as local officials, advocates brace for deluge of need (w/ @jennyagold.bsky.social Ana Ceballos @rebeccaplevin.bsky.social): www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Federal healthcare cuts will cause millions of Californians to lose coverage, state officials say

Newsom, Harris both considering runs for president in 2028

Federal immigration enforcement surge is now paused in East Bay too, Oakland mayor says www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Justice Department says it will monitor California poll sites amid Prop 50 voting (w/ @missdakotasmith.bsky.social): www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

“We know that they’re baiting Oakland, and that’s why San Francisco, all of a sudden, is off the table," said Alameda County's DA. “We know that their expectation is that Oakland is going to do something to cause them to make us the example.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

Trump calls off San Francisco ‘surge,’ but East Bay braces for action as protests erupt (w/ @jessicagarrison.bsky.social): www.latimes.com/california/s...

In recent years, a long-simmering reckoning over generational power has exploded into the political forefront as members of the Democratic Party’s old guard have increasingly been accused of holding on too long, and to their party’s detriment. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Challenges to Pelosi part of broader movement to replace the Democratic Party’s old guard: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Newsom warns Californians’ SNAP benefits could be delayed because of federal shutdown www.latimes.com/california/s...

Federal troops in San Francisco? Locals, leaders scoff at Trump’s plan www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Before a federal judge in California blocked the Trump administration from using the shutdown to slash federal jobs, she repeatedly questioned why the government's attorney was unprepared to defend the merits of those actions. Read more here: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

California judge halts Trump federal job cuts amid government shutdown www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Federal shutdown stalls legal battles between California, Trump administration www.latimes.com/california/s...

When the Trump admin has faced pushback over cuts to California’s federal funding, it's repeatedly shifted strategy to go after the same funding again. That's complicated California’s legal war with the administration, which stands at 40+ lawsuits. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Trump uses repeated funding cuts to pressure California, complicating state’s legal fight www.latimes.com/california/s...

Judge halts Trump administration cuts to disaster aid for ‘sanctuary’ states www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Exclusive: In the first half of the year, upheaval from the Trump administration’s foreign aid freeze delayed the delivery of hundreds of USAID shipments of antimalarial and HIV medical supplies to regional warehouses in dozens of countries. The consequences were deadly.

California, other states again sue Trump administration for tying aid to immigration laws www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

ICYMI: Powerful interactive report by @lamarrlemee.bsky.social on how and where ICE is shuttling detainees nationwide, often for retaliatory reasons, lawyers say. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

My latest:”Through gossamer tributes, Kirk’s cruel condemnation of transgender people & his racist throwback views abt Black Americans were no longer anathema but instead are being treated as just another political view to be respectfully debated —like a position on tax rates or health care policy.”

In Trump’s ‘domestic terrorism’ memo, some see blueprint for vengeance that echoes history www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Justice Department sues California, other states that have declined to share voter rolls www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Trump’s attacks on Kimmel and ABC put him at odds with high-profile conservatives (w/ Ana Ceballos): www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

‪“It’s so important to have a free press, and it is nuts that we aren’t paying more attention to it.”‬ — @jimmykimmel.com

In a dizzying few days, Trump ramps up attacks on political opponents and 1st Amendment

Bonta demands FCC chair ‘stop his campaign of censorship’ following Kimmel suspension: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

‘We can’t sit on the sidelines’: LGBTQ+ candidates step up amid threats to queer rights www.latimes.com/politics/sto...