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The Trump administration's new top voting rights lawyer is Eric Neff, a former L.A. County prosecutor who led a failed case against a voting software company that was the subject of conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.

Grok published sexualized images of children as its guardrails seem to have failed when it was prompted with vile user requests.

Economists say a tax on California's wealthiest residents could be the only way to pay for needed healthcare services in the state.

The justices granted emergency appeals and set aside rulings from district judges who blocked Trump's orders from taking effect. But the court also put two important checks on his power.

Trump acknowledged a covert U.S. strike on Venezuelan territory in an interview with a local news outlet on the day after Christmas, setting off a scramble to clarify which target he was talking about.

A decision by the party chairman to bury an autopsy report on the 2024 election has sparked anger among partisans. The reversal comes amid bright prospects for November's midterm vote.

The reduction in immigration judges comes as the Trump administration scales up efforts to deport immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

Brigitte Bardot, known for her reckless love affairs with men and women, quit acting at 39, devoted herself to animal rights activism and lived out her life in near seclusion. She died at 91.

Glow up or grow up? Times columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak look back and assess whether 2025 was good for America or an unmitigated disaster.

Trump has floated Vance as his potential successor multiple times without ever explicitly endorsing his nomination.

Even in largely conservative regions of California, there is an understanding that immigrants with papers and without help drive the world's fourth-largest economy.

Fondomonte, a subsidiary of a Saudi dairy company, grows hay in the Arizona desert by pumping groundwater. State officials are considering imposing regulation and limiting pumping.