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Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) is under scrutiny after blasting Elon Musk and DOGE in colorful comments.

Following a loud public outcry, and relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts, the Trump administration has reversed course on a plan to eliminate thousands of seasonal workers at the National Park Service.

Relations will be strained until European leaders recognize that foreign policy realism places the pursuit of the American national interest above everything else.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has announced that the Trump administration has launched a compliance review of California's high-speed rail project.

Brandon Hantz, who competed twice on 'Survivor,' was among 14 people named in a federal indictment accusing the Bandidos bike gang of racketeering and violent crimes.

The administration's attempt to remove Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, is before the Supreme Court. Its decision will be consequential.

A growing number of skiers, weary of high prices and long lift lines at crowded resorts, are turning to the solitude of backcountry slopes. But the avalanche dangers are real, and skiers should go in prepared.

Upon arriving at his warehouse in the quaint Polish village of Komorniki, Adam Burucki discovered that a massive chunk of charred rocket debris had crash-landed on his property.

Days after federal judges put parts of an executive order from President Trump on hold, Children's Hospital Los Angeles hasn't reversed its recent restrictions on hormonal treatment for transgender youth.

Six months after an American man whisked his infant son out of Italy against the mother's wishes, a federal judge has ruled that she can return with the child to her native Italy.

Seven Chilean nationals were charged in connection with breaking in and stealing property worth more than $2 million from the homes of professional athletes.

The Trump administration has paused a program providing 4,000 children in California with immigration lawyers. Some are just months old.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has won praise for how she deals with Trump. How long can her success last?

"This is America dropping its pants and showing its empire tattoos," San Diego State professor William Nericcio tells Gustavo Arellano after Trump renames the Gulf of Mexico.

Rob Bonta's parents fled a dictatorship and now he fears one is coming to America. He says battling the Trump administration in court is more important than running for governor in 2026.

Tonight Californians will be able to look to the sky to see an unarmed missile as the Air Force is set to launch the Minuteman III from Vandenberg base.

A U.S. district Judge found there are legitimate questions about Musk's authority, but no evidence that would justify a temporary restraining order.

The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to fast-track an appeal of an order blocking the firing of the head of a whistleblower unit created by Congress.

Prosecutor Danielle Sassoon resigned over what she said was an effort to use the justice system to force the New York mayor to carry out a political agenda.

Ukraine is not invited as U.S. cedes to Russian demands. Putin eyes end to his international pariah status.

Democrats in Congress seemed surprised as President Trump fully unleashed Elon Musk to upend the federal government. Can they mount a real opposition?

The handling of the Eric Adams case has put a spotlight on how the Trump administration could further politicize the Justice Department.

Trump's Gaza proposals may be incompatible with his plan for regional peace. Can Rubio help reconcile them?

A mechanic and a political outsider, Dan Osborn ran as an independent and almost won a U.S. Senate seat last year. He's started a Working Class Heroes Fund to get other blue-collar workers to run for office.

Times columnists Mark Z. Barabak and Sammy Roth agree the country has never seen anything like the weeks since Trump took office. Where they differ is how best Democrats should respond.

In the hours and days after the Trump administration's funding freeze, California leaders saw chaos and confusion. They fear more devastating effects if the courts don't permanently block such action.

When flames bellowed up out of Eaton Canyon on the evening of Jan. 7, west Altadena did not, at first glance, seem to pose the most urgent challenge for evacuations. So why did it take so long for evacuation alerts to go out?

A woman is hospitalized in Wyoming with H5N1 bird flu, likely the result of handling infected birds in a backyard flock, health officials say.

An American citizen is among the freed hostages returned to Israel from Gaza; more than 360 Palestinian prisoners released in exchange.

Asians make up a large and diverse portion of undocumented immigrants in L.A. County. Community leaders say they are prepping for disruption and heartache as rumors of mass deportations swirl.

The Democratic Attorneys General Assn. — a political action committee-turned-judicial alliance of progressive top cops — is organizing a barrage of civil lawsuits against the Trump administration.

Authorities believe three unidentified men posing as DOGE agents attempted to seize sensitive information from San Francisco City Hall before they were rebuffed and fled on Friday.

Detention there costs $13 million a year per detainee. Inside the U.S.? $57,000. So why is the president pushing to send 30,000 people to the Cuban base?

A day after a probe was opened into the CIF for allowing transgender athletes to play girls' sports, a federal judge blocked President Trump's executive orders restricting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youths.

The states' lawsuit claims that Musk has "roamed through the federal government unraveling agencies, accessing sensitive data, and causing mass chaos and confusion."

As Trump grants Putin his main wish to end war in Ukraine, Kyiv and Europe voice anger at not being included in proposed talks.

A CDC study has found H5N1 bird flu antibodies in veterinarians who had no symptoms and no knowledge they had been working with infected livestock.

The Trump administration appears to be considering sending immigrants facing deportation to FCI Dublin, a former federal prison in the Bay Area that was closed after a sexual assault scandal, according to records reviewed by The Times.

Rather than confronting Trump, California's governor is showing restraint and using flattery to ensure the state gets the federal disaster relief it needs and deserves. That's a smart strategy.

An executive order from President Trump will negate a Biden initiative that required federal procurement offices to purchase paper straws in lieu of plastic.

President Trump has turned Canada into a punching bag. In response, a Canadian boycott on U.S. goods is gaining ground.

So far, Trump's team has chosen to fight legal battles in court rather than defy judicial orders. Will that continue?

Rarely do Panamanians unite on political topics, but threats to the ownership of the canal go to the heart of national identity and erase ideological differences.

USC scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about the nature of the Earth's enigmatic inner core, revealing for the first time that this 1,500-mile-wide ball of iron and nickel is changing.

Michael Gates, Huntington Beach's longtime city attorney and an aggressive foe of California's liberal politics, joins the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

A judge halted NIH funding cuts that California and Democratic-run states say could harm life-saving medical research work at UC, Cal State and other universities. The suit said the cuts violated federal law.

Trump was labeled 'isolationist' over disdain for alliances. That doesn't fit a president who says he's willing to send troops to Gaza, Greenland and Panama to grab prime real estate.