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Former L.A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says Democrats have lost their way and Kamala Harris personifies the problem, Mark Z. Barabak writes in his latest column. latimes.com/politics/story…

As the Trump administration cuts back on enforcement of civil rights, private citizens are stepping in by filing their own lawsuits cerys davies latimes.com/california/sto…

Another gem from my favorite rural California rover

In an interview, Fetterman said he felt he had been unfairly shamed into fulfilling senatorial duties, such as participating in committee work and casting procedural votes on the floor. The humanity! Annie Karni nytimes.com/2025/05/24/us/…

La-La Land meets Washington Sonja Sharp looks at Casey Means, Trump’s new pick for surgeon general latimes.com/california/sto…

Barabak: A celebration — and wake — for a political time gone by latimes.com/politics/story…

“This is about saving lives. You’ve got about 68 million Americans that use a language other than English and everybody should have the ability to understand these emergency alerts.” Guess what Jenny Jarvie latimes.com/california/sto…

If you’re catching up from the holiday weekend, Antonio Villaraigosa had some things to say — elitist, out of touch, complicit in Biden health cover-up — about Kamala Harris possible run for California governor Read more: latimes.com/politics/story…

NEW: They held a celebration of the late, great political guru Stu Spencer, drawing Democrats, Republicans and even the odd political columnist. The good will and mutual regard showed how much the political world has changed. latimes.com/politics/story…

Making America Great Again: 4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care Andrea Castillo latimes.com/california/sto…

New research shows depletion of groundwater in Colorado River Basin far exceeds losses from the river’s reservoirs. Scientists say overpumping is leading to rapid declines when climate change is putting growing strains on water supplies. Ian James latimes.com/environment/st…

They bought explosives, night vision goggles, and a taser. They planned to blow up a bridge to slow down the police after the kidnapping. They built a rudimentary structure to keep her in and considered dropping her in a lake.

Elon Musk and the force of gravity. As he exits Washington, Musk sees his projects unraveling, inside and outside government. Michael Wilner link.latimes.com/click/40073369…

Did insurers collude to force homeowners onto state’s FAIR Plan? Two L.A. County lawsuits accuse dozens of firms of dropping policyholders and benefiting from it. Laurence Darmiento latimes.com/business/story…

What do the Dodgers, Giants and also the cheating Houston Astros have in common? As of this month, they're all sponsored by the oil giant that owns 76 gasoline. My column on the power of advertising and Big Oil's sneaky strategy for making you love them: latimes.com/environment/ne…

‘It’s pretty bleak’ A warming planet is poised to get even hotter, forecasters warn. As hot, dry and disastrous as the last few years have been, it appears that the chaos caused by a warming planet is just getting started. Corinne Purtill latimes.com/science/story/…

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched…” Nah. Never mind.

The iconic California avocado is in trouble, and this farmer is fighting to save it Daniel Miller latimes.com/california/sto…

Along the Colorado River, a very dry spring has shrunk the amount of runoff streaming into reservoirs. The latest forecast shows the river’s flows into Lake Powell will probably be about 46% of average. "It’s going to make things worse." Dr. Daniel Swain latimes.com/environment/st…

A new highly transmissible COVID subvariant has been detected in California, heightening the risk of a potential summer wave as recent moves by the Trump administration threaten to make vaccines harder to get and costlier for many Americans. Ron Lin link.latimes.com/click/40091006…