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Gov. Gavin Newsom embraced his role as a surrogate for President Biden in Thursday’s debate against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Dec. 1, 2023

Haley gains backing. But catching Trump? That’s hard

Dec. 1, 2023
Column: ‘That’s a lie!’ ‘You are just jabbering!’ It was heat and not much light in Newsom-DeSantis debate

Dec. 1, 2023

DeSantis slams L.A. County D.A. George Gascón in debate with Newsom

Nov. 30, 2023
4 takeaways from the Newsom-DeSantis debate on Fox News

Nov. 30, 2023
Top tickets for first Biden Hollywood fundraiser since end of strikes approach $1 million

Nov. 30, 2023
Appeals court reinstates gag order barring Trump from maligning court staff in New York trial

Nov. 30, 2023
Could immigrants be America’s new swing voter group?

Nov. 30, 2023
‘Woke,’ Disney and COVID-19: The Newsom-DeSantis debate ultimate bingo cards

Nov. 29, 2023
Senate Majority Leader Schumer warns of rising antisemitism as he pushes for Israel aid

Nov. 29, 2023

Newsom-DeSantis rivalry hits the debate stage tonight

Nov. 30, 2023
Newsom and DeSantis have more in common than you think: A preview of the debate

Nov. 30, 2023
Next Thanksgiving, Smokey Bear should talk about climate change

Nov. 30, 2023

L.A. County is launching CARE Court. Here’s what to expect

Nov. 30, 2023
Column: Newsom and DeSantis hogged the spotlight, but didn’t move the needle. Harris and Haley could

Nov. 30, 2023
‘A brilliant move’: How the Newsom-DeSantis debate offers major upsides for the governors

Nov. 30, 2023
Newsom and DeSantis both promote freedom in education. But their focus is wildly different

Nov. 30, 2023
L.A. County says hate crimes surged in 2022, with nearly 75% of them violent

Nov. 29, 2023

Electric cars, climate credit schemes, diverse boardrooms and legal weed: How California exports its ideas and policies across the U.S.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will face off in a debate Thursday at 6 p.m. Pacific on Fox News Channel.

Nov. 29, 2023

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Nov. 28, 2023

Are immigrants better off in Texas or California? It’s complicated

Nov. 30, 2023
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California vs. Florida: The surprising answer to which state handled COVID better

Nov. 27, 2023
The debate over Ukraine aid was already complicated. Then it became tangled in U.S. border security

Nov. 26, 2023
Trump returns to the U.S.-Mexico border as he lays out hard-line immigration proposals

Nov. 19, 2023
10 Freeway reopens in downtown L.A. after weeklong closure

Nov. 20, 2023
Biden and López Obrador talked fentanyl and U.S.-Mexico migration. They pledged solidarity

Nov. 17, 2023

Will these California Republicans back funding for Israel and Ukraine?

Nov. 29, 2023
The Salton Sea has even more lithium than previously thought, new report finds

Nov. 28, 2023
Why it’s so difficult to get on the ballot in L.A.

Nov. 25, 2023
Climate change is scary. Here’s what gives people hope

Nov. 23, 2023

Obituaries

Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman appointed to Supreme Court, dead at 93
Opinion

Abcarian: How did Gov. Newsom fare against his Florida rival, Gov. DeSantis?

Nov. 30, 2023
Company Town

Mehdi Hasan show canceled as MSNBC revamps weekend schedule

Nov. 30, 2023
World & Nation

EPA proposes biggest changes to lead pipe rules in more than three decades

Nov. 30, 2023
World & Nation

As he did in life, Kissinger divides opinion around the world after his death

Nov. 30, 2023
Obituaries

Henry Kissinger, one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy figures in U.S. history, dies

Nov. 29, 2023
World & Nation

Harrowing stories emerge as Hamas frees more hostages taken from Israel

Nov. 29, 2023
California

L.A. will switch to independent redistricting if voters approve in 2024 election

Nov. 29, 2023
World & Nation

Indian official plotted to assassinate Sikh separatist leader in New York, U.S. prosecutors say

Nov. 29, 2023
Opinion

Opinion: The outlandish ruling that could eviscerate what’s left of the landmark Voting Rights Act

Nov. 29, 2023
Opinion

Abcarian: Trump’s plan to subvert American democracy is on the record. Will Republican voters care?

Nov. 29, 2023
California

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California vs. Florida: Why are people moving from one state to the other?

Nov. 29, 2023

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Oct. 22, 2023
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Sept. 22, 2023