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State and national politics reporter @latimes.com.
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Is California’s proposed billionaire tax smart policy? History holds lessons

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Is California's proposed billionaire tax smart policy? History holds lessons
Critics of California's proposed billionaire tax say similar measures in Europe failed. Backers of the measure say they took lessons from those failures in drafting the California proposal.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Justice Department drops demand for records naming transgender kids treated at Children’s Hospital L.A.

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Justice Department drops demand for records naming transgender kids treated at Children's Hospital L.A.
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop seeking medical records that personally identify young patients who received gender-affirming care from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, according to ...
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January 23, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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ICYMI:

Trump’s first-year actions sparked a fiery legal war, and stunning rebukes from judges:

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Trump's first-year actions sparked a fiery legal war, and stunning rebukes from judges
The Trump administration in its first year has claimed sweeping executive power and tested U.S. laws. Federal judges warn that American jurisprudence and democracy are under threat.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Deploying immigration forces, troops
Threatening to take Greenland
Demolishing East Wing
Deposing Maduro
Pardoning Jan. 6ers
Berating Zelensky
Investigating opponents
Instigating tariffs
Bombing Iran
Waffling on Epstein
Targeting birthright citizenship
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11 stunning moves by Trump in his first year back in office
In the last year, President Trump has taken unprecedented actions, some in line with his campaign promises and others in direct conflict with them.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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11 stunning moves by Trump in his first year back in office

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11 stunning moves by Trump in his first year back in office
In the last year, President Trump has taken unprecedented actions, some in line with his campaign promises and others in direct conflict with them.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit demanding California voter rolls, calling it a threat to democracy

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Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit demanding California voter rolls, calling it a threat to democracy
A federal judge dismissed the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit demanding California's voter rolls, calling the request 'unprecedented and illegal.'
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January 16, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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Filmmaker who helped crack gay porn actor’s gruesome Hollywood killing wins @sxsw.com premiere:

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Filmmaker who helped crack gay porn actor's gruesome Hollywood killing wins SXSW premiere
A Los Angeles filmmaker who helped crack a gay porn actor's gruesome Hollywood cold case murder has since made a film about it, which has been selected to premiere at SXSW in March.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta opts against running for governor. Again
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta opts against running for governor. Again
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced he will not be running for governor. Bonta last year said he decided not to run for the post, then reconsidered it after former Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Alex Padilla announced they were not running.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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Trump's first-year actions sparked a fiery legal war, and stunning rebukes from judges
Trump's first-year actions sparked a fiery legal war, and stunning rebukes from judges
The Trump administration in its first year has claimed sweeping executive power and tested U.S. laws. Federal judges warn that American jurisprudence and democracy are under threat.
www.latimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Trump’s first-year actions sparked a fiery legal war, and stunning rebukes from judges

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Trump's first-year actions sparked a fiery legal war, and stunning rebukes from judges
The Trump administration in its first year has claimed sweeping executive power and tested U.S. laws. Federal judges warn that American jurisprudence and democracy are under threat.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Trump casts Maduro as ‘narco-terrorist’ driving American deaths. Experts have questions

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Trump casts Maduro as 'narco-terrorist' driving American deaths. Experts have questions
Experts on the international and U.S. drug trade questioned President Trump's claim that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is responsible for hundreds of thousands of U.S. deaths.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Maduro indictment alleges long criminal past, promises lengthy legal battle ahead

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Maduro indictment alleges long criminal past, promises lengthy legal battle ahead
Prosecutors say Maduro partnered with 'narco-terrorists' from Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico to enrich himself and his family through 'massive-scale' cocaine trafficking. He pleaded not guilty.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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U.S. capture of Maduro in Venezuela criticized as violation of international, U.S. law

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U.S. capture of Maduro in Venezuela criticized as violation of international, U.S. law
Legal experts and other critics said President Trump's decision to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face drug charges was a clear violation of both U.S. and international law.
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January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Trump administration, Congress move to cut off transgender care for children

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Trump administration, Congress move to cut off transgender care for children
U.S. officials are proposing new restrictions that would effective ban gender-affirming care for minors.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Justice Department won’t meet Friday deadline to release all Epstein files: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Justice Department won't meet Friday deadline to release all Epstein files
The Justice Department will miss a legal deadline Friday to release all files from its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, a top official said.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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California, other states sue Trump administration over $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

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California, other states sue Trump administration over $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
Multiple states argue the $100,000 fee for each new skilled worker visa for foreign employees working in the U.S. threatens critical education and healthcare services.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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In first year in Senate, Schiff pushes legislation, party message and challenges to Trump

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In first year in Senate, Schiff pushes legislation, party message and challenges to Trump
In his first year in the U.S. Senate, Adam Schiff challenged President Trump while pressing the issue of affordability. He also tried to pass legislation, without much luck.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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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:

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Second act for a queer icon: San Francisco's Castro Theatre relaunches at pivotal moment
The Castro Theatre's long history in the LGBTQ+ rights movement gives its upcoming reopening special significance, particularly in light of renewed attacks on the queer community.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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California leaders launch online portal where ‘federal agent misconduct’ can be reported

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California leaders launch online portal where 'federal agent misconduct' can be reported
California officials launched an online portal Wednesday where residents can report potentially illegal activity by federal agents or military officers working in the state.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Hard lives in California's fields: 'The American dream eats us alive'
Hard lives in California's fields: 'The American dream eats us alive'
Immigrant farmworkers toil, season after season, in jobs that most Americans wouldn't endure for a week. It's a rough life that takes a heavy toll.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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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.

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Attacks on ICE up 1,000%? Trump administration claim not backed up by court records
The Trump administration has cited a more than 1,000% increase in assaults on immigration agents to justify aggressive tactics. But court records reviewed by The Times show the majority of the alleged...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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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:

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California's child farmworkers: Exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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California rejoins fight over Nazi-looted painting held by Spanish museum

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California rejoins fight over Nazi-looted painting held by Spanish museum
A Spanish museum is challenging California's new law designed to help a family seeking to reclaim a famous painting taken during World War II, leading Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta's office to intervene.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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A bombshell federal fraud case exploded inside Gov. Newsom’s powerful political orbit (w/ Sonja Sharp @melodygutierrez.bsky.social @jessicagarrison.bsky.social):

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A bombshell federal fraud case exploded inside Gov. Newsom's powerful political orbit
Several California political insiders were targeted in a probe by federal law enforcement, with Gov. Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff's attorney saying she was asked to wear a wire.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Supreme Court dismisses long-shot challenge to right to marry for same-sex couples
Supreme Court dismisses long-shot challenge to right to marry for same-sex couples
LGBTQ+ advocates feared the conservative court might retreat from its 2015 decision upholding right to same-sex marriage
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM