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Now the senior U.S. senator from California, Alex Padilla’s career in public service started amid intense fervor over ...

Amid ongoing riots in Los Angeles, the LAPD's top union boss says his officers are cracking down on violent rioters, looters ...

Gavin Newsom has for years denied having any desire to run for the presidency of the United States in the most adamant of terms.

The new Israeli military operation against Iran is giving President Donald Trump a fresh test of his ability to make good on ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom long insisted that he had no interest in running for president, despite rampant speculation. Now he’s ...

The protesters gathered in downtown L.A. are a microcosm of the Democratic coalition that has dominated the city for decades.

President Donald Trump has already eroded many of the U.S.’s democratic safeguards and traditions in the initial months of ...

Newsom is predicted to be a contender for the 2028 Democratic Party’s nomination and many Americans fear that his same policies which have hurt California would be implemented nationwide.

The new Israeli military operation against Iran is giving President Donald Trump a fresh test of his ability to make good on ...

The new Israeli military operation against Iran is giving President Donald Trump a fresh test of his campaign promise to ...

The Los Angeles riots, with their Mexican flag-waving and clashes with law enforcement, threaten to radicalize the Democrats ...