Anita Chabria

Villaraigosa had a strong night. Becerra projected steadiness. Bianco was the biggest loser. Where did all of this land with California voters?

Candidates in California's race for governor meet Tuesday for the second of three planned debates. Times columnists Gustavo Arellano, Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria weigh in.

Eric Swalwell's exit gives the also-rans a chance to surge into contention alongside Katie Porter and Tom Steyer. Will uninspired voters finally take interest?

A real strike on civilization as we know it occurred in Silicon Valley, where a new AI super-brain was locked up because it's too powerful — and unpredictable.

It was another 'quiet, piggy' week in an administration that is increasingly openly hostile to women in power.

Gubernatorial candidate and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized November election ballots using secret warrants in a bid to investigate election fraud, a popular MAGA topic.

It's easy to celebrate the abrupt firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose tenure was marked by chaos and cruelty. But there's no reason to think her replacement will be better.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened Anthropic, the maker of Claude AI, that if it doesn't turn over full use of the powerful tool by Friday, the company will face severe repercussions.