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NEW: Front-runner or flash in the pan? Sizing up Newsom, 2028 California's governor obviously has a White House gleam in his eye. Is his Golden State address an intractable obstacle or not? Me and fellow columnist Anita Chabria hash that out. And more! www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

“America was like a lighthouse of liberty for us. But it doesn’t feel that way right now.” Hannah Fry www.latimes.com/california/s...

On the campaign trail, Trump was unapologetic about putting America first. Now, 10 months into his second term, the president is facing backlash from some conservatives who say he is too focused on matters abroad. Ana Ceballos www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Foul-mouthed, brash and savvy: What to know about ex-Newsom aide tangled in a corruption probe Dakota Smith, Katie King www.latimes.com/california/s...

A bombshell federal fraud case exploded inside Gov. Newsom’s powerful political orbit. Here what we know. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Column: A defensive Trump has been flailing, pinballing dumb ideas--$2,000 rebates and debt payoffs with nonexistent "trillions" from tariffs, 50-year mortgages, ending Obamacare. Policy ignorance has been a defining trait, but this knee-jerk junk is nuts. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

“Epstein and economics” sounds like a stretch on the surface, but it's clear that Americans of all political stripes are tired of the rich getting richer, and bolder. The Epstein files are the bipartisan embodiment of that discontent. www.latimes.com/california/s...

And you can do it on the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which has accounted for $2 billion of the $5 billion the Trumps have made this year for their own cryptocurrency venture. Oh, and thanks to a pardon from Eric's dad, the founder of Binance won't have to serve time in prison.

NEW: JD Vance has broken ground with his smash-face approach to the vice presidency. Unlike most who disappear like a protected witness, he's become America's highest-profile, most-pugnacious politician not named Trump. Big difference from Biden-Harris. Why’s that? www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Re-upping from a summer visit to America's most competitive congressional district, where Jeffrey Epstein did the impossible: Uniting Democrats, Republicans and independents in a call to release all the files. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Why did national parks look so normal during this shutdown?

MY LATEST @latimes.com ‬⁩ ESSENTIAL CALIFORNIA NEWSLETTER: When immigration agents picked up a 15-year-old white teen. Share, porfas!

Barabak: He's loud. He's obnoxious. And Kamala Harris can only envy JD Vance

NEW: JD Vance has broken ground with his smash-face approach to the vice presidency. Unlike most who disappear like a protected witness, he's become America's highest-profile, most-pugnacious politician not named Trump. Big difference from Biden-Harris. Why’s that? www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

NEW podcast! California, Here We Come: Prop 50, Pelosi and Newsom's Future. Amy Walter talks with CPR's very own @erincovey.bsky.social & LA Times columnist @markzbarabak.bsky.social. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Mayhem? What mayhem? Police in Orange County stop man pointing gun at female driver, only to learn he is ICE agent www.latimes.com/california/s...

NEW: Gavin Newsom won big with Proposition 50. But not that big. The largest impediment to his White House dreams - his California pedigree - hasn't changed. And all those snarky memes won't seem so funny if JD Vance is inaugurated in January 2029. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Barabak: Newsom prevailed on Proposition 50. But the White House is still a big reach

Trump says targeted boat crews are narco-terrorists. AP findings show otherwise www.latimes.com/world-nation...

NEW: Gavin Newsom won big with Proposition 50. But not that big. The largest impediment to his White House dreams - his California pedigree - hasn't changed. And all those snarky memes won't seem so funny if JD Vance is inaugurated in January 2029. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Slaying of Mexican mayor sparks national outcry over cartel power Patrick McDonnell www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Citing a string of incidents in which masked criminals posing as immigration officers robbed and kidnapped victims, the FBI recently issued a memo suggesting agents clearly identify themselves while they’re in the field. By @tarantulaarms.bsky.social & Ruben Vives www.latimes.com/california/s...

Asylum as swimsuit competition—> Trump adds new reasons to deny visas to immigrants: obesity and other health issues www.latimes.com/california/s...

Your plutocracy at work——>

Barabak: Nancy Pelosi prided herself on cold calculation. She knew it was time

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...

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, trailblazing Democratic leader from San Francisco, won’t seek reelection 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...

NEW: The animating impulse behind Proposition 50 was understandable, given Trump's awfulness. But it's a short-sighted solution. Newsom and other proponents called it fighting fire with fire. But that smell in the air today isn’t victory. It’s ashes. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Barabak: Proposition 50 is a short-term victory against Trump. But at what cost?

Trump won a return to the White House amid broad national dissatisfaction. A year later CNN exit polling finds voters expressing similar pessimism and anti-incumbent sentiments — this time, helping to fuel a sweep of Democratic victories. www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...

Whitewashing Watch: Historians, librarians and volunteers are racing to document museum displays and historical records they fear the Trump administration will remove or alter. Jack Dolan www.latimes.com/california/s...

Gavin Newsom's gamble on Prop. 50 may be his most calculated yet

She helped get her violent husband deported. Then ICE deported her — straight into his arms. @racheluranga.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

NEW: Is Proposition 50 righteous payback or a grubby power grab? A reasoned attempt to even things out with Texas or a ruthless gambit to drive California's GOP to near-extinction? It all depends on the voter. Prop 50 has become a political ink-blot test. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

NEW: Is Proposition 50 righteous payback or a grubby power grab? A reasoned attempt to even things out with Texas or a ruthless gambit to drive California's GOP to near-extinction? It all depends on the voter. Prop 50 has become a political ink-blot test. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

A major shift in where L.A. gets water: The city will double the size of a project to transform wastewater into purified drinking water, producing enough for 500,000 people. The recycled water will allow L.A. to stop taking water from creeks that feed Mono Lake. www.latimes.com/environment/...

News Analysis: Trump channels past Latin American aggressions in new crusade: 'We're just gonna kill people'

Proposition 50 could disenfranchise Republican California voters. Will it survive a legal challenge? The lawsuits are teed up Jenny Jarvie www.latimes.com/california/s...

“As soon as Trump was reelected, we entered into a constitutional crisis. Why? Because Trump has no respect for constitutional structures.”

What makes a rebellion? Trump’s troop deployment may hinge on one man’s dictionary Bryan A. Garner, editor of Black’s Law Dictionary, a reference text commonly used by judges and lawyers, personally crafted the book’s entry on the word. Sonja Sharp www.latimes.com/california/s...

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...

“Trump is focused almost entirely on trade and commercial deals, and Xi is focused on displacing the United States as the biggest economic and military power in Asia.” What could go wrong? Doyle McManus www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

California is in for a world of healthcare hurt under the massive spending cuts pushed by Trump and passed by GOP-run Congress Despite efforts to backfill, millions of residents will be affected. Katie King www.latimes.com/california/s...

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How many ways could Trump try to subvert the 2026 elections? More than you can probably imagine, and many of them might work. My deep dive in @theatlantic.com, posted today: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

NEW: A youth movement is roiling Democrats. Does age equal obsolescence? Seasoned politicians, including former Sen. Barbara Boxer and California Gov. Pete Wilson, say age is no impediment to accomplishment. But they differ over the value of term limits. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Trump, contradicting the California GOP, opposes early and mail-in voting in Prop. 50 election www.latimes.com/california/s...

Trump team defends demolition of the East Wing to make room for a massive ballroom by noting that past presidents made changes to the White House. But Truman consulted first and got bipartisan buy-in from Congress. @lukebroadwater.bsky.social @ashleyahn88.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...