Donald Trump has a new condition on federal assistance to California. It’s all part of a plan to use the country’s largest state for his own political agenda.

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

A disastrous new poll shows the president trailing in swing states where Democratic candidates lead their Republican opponents. It might be time for a drastic change.

As Grants Pass, Oregon—and the nation—await a Supreme Court ruling on just how far cities can police the homeless, a volunteer mayor and her unhoused constituents try to weather the backlash.

And she’s even less popular than he is.

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

The president knew the risks of running again at 81. He did it anyway.

A contested Democratic primary with less than a year before the 2024 election would be a mess.

The primary campaign for Dianne Feinstein’s seat has become a donor sinkhole. That money is better spent elsewhere.

Red states are passing laws to advance their culture war. Blue states are passing laws to stop it. The Supreme Court is going to have to decide, and there is no compromise position.

The California governor loves to boast about his state’s climate commitments. But when push came to shove, he picked the wrong side and lied about why.

The major oil-producing state has long tried to have it both ways: regulating emissions while allowing companies to drill at will. That’s about to change.

He’s blocked a bill to make it easier for farm workers to organize. Now Democrats are worried he’ll do the same for a bill to improve working conditions in fast food.

The California governor’s shock veto of a bill that would have created safe injection sites is a shameful play for major donors who would fuel a future presidential run, at the expense of his most vulnerable constituents.

Red states are using the Dobbs decision to reach into blue states to try to change our way of life. They want a culture war? Let’s give ’em one.

Police unions, the retail lobby, and other critics of criminal justice reform have seized on viral images of package theft and shoplifting to push for a rollback of California’s efforts to reduce its prison population.

Gavin Newsom’s refusal to let Kennedy’s 77-year-old killer die at home after a half-century behind bars is nothing more than a cynical political stunt.

Amid a labor resurgence in the U.S., farmworkers struggle to recoup the momentum their movement once had.

The Golden State’s use of recall elections and ballot initiatives was a bad idea from the beginning. It’s an immeasurably worse one now.

Gavin Newsom was in trouble until his team decided to make the race about Covid-19. It worked this year in this deep-blue state. Can it work next year in purple ones?