Politics

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Barragán Calls Out GOP for Blocking SNAP, WIC Funding as Shutdown Endangers Millions

Just days before 42 million Americans were to lose access to federal SNAP food benefits, Senate Majority Leader John Thune…

3 days ago

Additional 140 Vote Centers Scheduled to Open for 2025 Statewide Special Election

All 251 Vote Centers will open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for in-person voting, voter registration, and vote…

3 days ago

California Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Withholding SNAP Food Benefits

The federal government is legally required to make payments to SNAP. Congress appropriated $6 billion to the USDA in SNAP-related…

4 days ago

No Kings — From Our Smallest Towns to Our Largest Cities

When the founders stood up to King George, they were told it was impossible. But they won. When abolitionists fought…

1 week ago

The Case for a General Strike

Johnson was alluding to the enslaved Black people who launched the nation’s first general strike during the Civil War. Following…

1 week ago

Victims Without Victimizers

It is time to stop trying to make the market do good. It is time to stop trying to fuse…

2 weeks ago

Voter Registration Deadline Approaching for 2025 Statewide Special Election

Register by Oct. 20 to Receive a vote by mail ballot; In-person Voting Begins Oct. 25 LOS ANGELES – The…

2 weeks ago

Padilla, Peters File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration’s Illegal Ploy to Purge Voter Rolls

The Senators warned that the requests for statewide voter registration files seek personally identifying and confidential information, including voting history,…

2 weeks ago

Ai Weiwei’s Turandot

The revolutionary artist and iconoclastic activist’s selection of this opera, once banned in China, aligns with his challenging of norms.…

3 weeks ago

Updates: Harbor Area Peace Patrol, Oct. 8, ICE Kidnappings

The Harbor Area Peace Patrol reported that 13 local residents were confirmed detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, with…

3 weeks ago