California Politics

• Rep. Julia Brownley announces she will not seek reelection - Rep. Julia Brownley of Westlake Village announced Thursday she would not seek another term in Congress.
• Trump claims crime is rampant in California. Newsom counters with stats showing historic lows - Killings in Los Angeles plummeted in 2025, mirroring trends statewide. Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the latest numbers in his speech Thursday, pushing back against President Trump's insistence that crime in the state is out of control.
• Commentary: America tried something new in 2025. It's not going well - Glow up or grow up? Times columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak look back and assess whether 2025 was good for America or an unmitigated disaster.
• Ronald Reagan biographer, legendary California journalist Lou Cannon dies - Lou Cannon, a journalist known for his coverage of Ronald Reagan's political career, the Rodney King riots and other major news events died at 92.
• 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.
• National Guard troops under Trump's command leave L.A before court's deadline - The remaining California National Guard soldiers under federal command were ordered out of L.A., but appellate courts are still weighing the challenge to Trump's authority.
• Court battle begins over Republican challenge to California's Prop. 50 - Republicans and Democrats square off in court Monday in a high-stakes battle over the fate of California's Proposition 50, which reconfigures the state's congressional districts and could ultimately help determine which party controls the U
• California's role in shaping the fate of the Democratic Party and combating Trump on full display - While California remains a major force in Democratic politics nationally, it's also a major target for criticism by President Trump and Republicans.
• What the Trump administration's hepatitis B vaccine rollback means for California - Under the direction of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., federal health officials have changed guidance on hepatitis B vaccines, potentially affecting millions of California infants who are at risk of dying from liver cancer later in life if they cont
• Kristi Noem grilled over L.A. Purple Heart Army vet who self-deported - The saga of Sae Joon Park, a Los Angeles Army veteran who legally immigrated to the United States, was awarded a Purple Heart after being wounded in combat and self-deported to South Korea, was highlighted during a testy congressional heari