By Jana J. Pruet Contributing Writer Ford has issued a safety recall on more than 550,000 pickup trucks in the United States due to a transmission problem. The company said the
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The White House on Tuesday vowed to appeal two district court rulings that block key parts of the federal government’s signature student loan forgiveness plan known
Last summer, I wrote two columns about a peculiar tax case that the Supreme Court decided to hear. Although the amount of tax involved in the case was less than
In re: Thomas Oatway, “Risky Medical Advice,” letters, June 21. Mr. Oatway ends his most recent rambling diatribe with: “My advice: Take medical advice from Mr. (Rob) Kerchner at your
Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts by a jury of his “peers.” “Peers …” I find that a rather amusing characterization, but whatever. Sweeping
Journalists who cover the immigration beat have a maxim: “Never say you’ve been witness to every conceivable violation of immigration law; you’ll soon be proven wrong.” In her relatively short
Dear Savvy Senior, Can I stop my Social Security retirement benefits and restart them later to get a bigger payment? I recently got a nice unexpected inheritance, so I don’t
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer A court in Washington on Tuesday suspended the law license of President Joe Biden’s son after he was convicted of three federal felonies. The District of
By Alexei Koseff CalMatters Writer Months of speculation and complaints about when, or even if, Gov. Gavin Newsom would give his annual State of the State address ended Tuesday morning with
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a challenge by the federal government to a Tennessee law that prohibits the use of puberty blockers and
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Special counsel Jack Smith’s office again requested that a federal judge impose a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his classified records case, saying
I am a survivor of sexual abuse. It’s not a story I’ve told before — reliving it brings back terrible memories, as any survivor knows. But I will simply not
Pay attention, people. California Senate Bill 961: This may sound good at first but there are too many reasons why we should all be concerned — the first and foremost
Of all the insidious lies told about President Donald Trump, one of the worst ones was the “fine people on both sides” lie. I’m loath to cite Snopes because their
I’ve often marveled about how the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan saved my father’s life, along with the lives of a million of his fellow American soldiers, plus 10
The century-long and often tortured history of California making law through ballot measures took a new turn Thursday when the state Supreme Court blocked an initiative that would have made
By Janice Hisle, Joseph Lord Contributing Writers Former President Donald Trump says he knows who he’s likely to choose as his running mate. During a campaign stop in Philadelphia on Saturday,
By Alexei Koseff CalMatters Writer California will make widespread cuts to state government operations, prisons, housing programs and health care workforce development in order to maintain its social safety net as
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to release a number of significant rulings in the coming week, including ones relating to whether former President Donald Trump
By David Hegg For centuries, societies depended almost entirely on agriculture. The recognition that ground had to be cleared and plowed, seeds sown, and plants tended was part and parcel