The House speaker is ready to commit political blackmail.

Donald Trump took a moment to reflect on the devastating impact of the Los Angeles fires.

Kristi Noem wouldn’t commit to stopping Donald Trump from conditioning disaster funds.

A widely praised novel several years ago foretold some of what we’re witnessing today—but got the political response very, very wrong.

Los Angeles is scheduled to host the 2028 Summer Olympics.

Republicans have suggested conditioning the relief funds to California.

Senator Tommy Tuberville has some thoughts on aid for the Los Angeles fires.

Republicans, in the peak of cruelty, are turning the L.A. fires into a political bargaining chip.

As Los Angeles burns, Trump and his allies are exploiting tragedy to push their favorite grievances about “diversity” and water management.

Popular narrative suggests insurance companies have to raise rates due to fire risk. In reality, the companies are doing pretty well.

The case is a harbinger of intrastate conflict to come, as red-state attorneys general ramp up their campaigns against blue-state governance.

Lili Anolik’s new book sets the two writers up as rivals. But they were never in competition.

Votes are still being counted, but it’s looking like the Golden State will take a significant step away from the progressive policy ideas it has championed.

The government’s leading program for creating affordable rentals is enriching corporate landlords while making life hell for struggling tenants—and politicians including Kamala Harris want to double down on it.

An environmental regulations case may potentially test Chief Justice John Roberts’s propensity for inventing novel legal doctrines out of thin air.

The task of cleaning up the country’s toxic old well sites could be the start of a so-called just transition. But first, there’s a fundamental hurdle: Most of the companies that plug wells aren’t unionized.

House Republicans’ farm bill includes a provision reversing a California law promoting more humane housing conditions for livestock. Opponents say the law infringes on other states’ prerogatives.

If Balaji Srinivasan is any guide, then the Silicon Valley plutocrats are definitely not OK.

A fundraiser in Los Angeles brought together classic environmentalists, Kennedy groupies, and new age hippies with a lot of money.

It’s once again become fashionable to bash the Golden State. This time it’s a lot more nasty, partisan, and off-base.