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FILE - Federal immigration enforcement agents shatter a truck window and detain two men outside a Home Depot in Evanston, Ill., on Dec. 17, 2025. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

ICE reports record immigration arrests and deportations since Trump’s return to White House

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it arrested and deported more people during a recent 12-month period than at any time in its 23-year history.

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2011 file photo, actor Robin Williams poses for a portrait during the "Happy Feet" press junket in Beverly Hills, Calif. Arthur Grace, a photographer and friend of the late Robin Williams, is publishing a book with 190 of his photographs of the late actor-comedian. It will be released next month. (Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)

Newsom names Nancy Pelosi, Barry Bonds, Robin Williams to California Hall of Fame

Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives to speak at a Make Iowa Healthy Again rally, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, in Clive, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Senators investigate RFK Jr.’s Samoa trip testimony

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attend a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump pulls Vance from Iran talks, saying ‘we don’t need a deal’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during an event to mark Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Hegseth awards medal to soldier who scolded him and his aides at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Second lady Usha Vance, left, and first lady Melania Trump arrive for a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Usually private, Melania Trump steps into the spotlight after the midterm election

Texans cheer as a crowd gathers at the Texas State Capitol in Austin to celebrate the results of the election, early in the morning on Nov. 4, 2026. (Sara Diggins/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Young voters overwhelmingly backed Democrats this year. The question is whether they’ll stay

Phoenix , AZ - April 04: Water moves through a canal that is apart of the Central Arizona Project near a residential neighborhood seen from Stone Butte West Hill north of Phoenix on Saturday, April 4, 2026 in Phoenix , AZ. (Ronaldo Bolanos / Los Angeles Times)

Water was finally on the ballot in Arizona

Stephen Miller expected to push hard-line Trump agenda. Will courts stand in the way?

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‘They will try anything’: China’s expanding spy network across California

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Commentary: Christmas came early thanks to the Dems’ midterm sweeps. The tree is going up

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Chabria: One week: How long it took Democrats to let us down

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Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Scott Colom speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, at the Hinds County Sheriff's Office in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Democrat Scott Colom elected as Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction

Industry, CA - November 04, 2026: Ballots continue to be counted a day after the midterm elections at the LA County Ballot Processing Center, Industry, CA on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. Ballots are checked in the extraction area where they are removed from the envelope and checked for continued processing. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Targeted by Trump, L.A. County took action to speed up counting votes. Officials say it worked

Former US president Joe Biden, center, arriving for his son Hunter Biden's visit to the College Historical Society in Dublin to receive the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse in Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Biden says he wouldn’t have run for a second term in 2024 if he knew he had cancer

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 10, 2026: Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman receives applause as she is introduced as the Mayor-elect at the start of the Los Angeles City Council session on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Nithya Raman’s election sets up an intense showdown with the LAPD

Jerry Canaday of Santa Rosa, who has supported numerous liberal causes since the 1960's, encourages passing motorists to vote Yes on Prop 50 on Bicentennial Way in Santa Rosa, Calif., Monday Nov. 3, 2025. (Alvin A.H. Jornada/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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Barabak: Millions of Californians have been cast adrift. For nothing

California Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, is seen after a news conference about Covered California, the state'e insurance market place, in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Sacramento Rep. Doris Matsui wins reelection, defeating progressive challenger

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, walks to the House GOP leadership forum at the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio elected to lead House Republicans in the minority

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., heads to an intelligence briefing in a secure room in the basement of the Capitol with the director of national intelligence and other congressional leaders, as Congress returns to work following the midterm elections, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election losses

AUSTIN, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 03: Supporters of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Texas state Rep. James Talarico cheer as they watch midterm election returns during a watch party at the Long Center for the Performing Arts November 03, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Talarico is facing off against Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in one of the most closely watched races this election season. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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They fled California for Republican Texas. Then the blue wave hit the Lone Star State

Los Angeles, CA - June 01, 2026: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman meets with press outside Al Mercadito in Los Angeles, CA on Monday, June 1, 2026. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
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Arellano: Raman’s victory was a resounding rebuke to L.A.’s Latino political establishment

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 17, 2026 - Estuardo Mazariegos, who is running for Los Angeles City Council District 9, is photographed at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on March 17, 2026. Jose Ugarte, who is running for Los Angeles City Council District 9, visits City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on March 17, 2026.(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles)

Just 156 votes separate the two candidates in L.A.’s 9th District council race

Los Angeles, CA-November 10, 2026: Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the third district, Lindsey Horvath, attends a presser with activists and family members of victims as supervisors consider a motion to take steps to fix L.A. County's restraining order system, which explicitly cites L.A. Times reporting that exposed failures within the system that harm survivors, at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, in Los Angeles, on November 10th, 2026. (Etienne Laurent / For The Times)

L.A. County restraining order system to undergo sweeping reforms

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 4, 2026 - Los Angeles City Hall stands over Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

Fighting City Hall will get a lot more expensive under plan backed by L.A. council

Los Angeles, CA - April 28: 84-year-old Judge Robert Draper, who is seeking re-election despite having spent the past three years relegated to a room at the Santa Monica courthouse without a computer or caseload, which two other judges described to The Times as a "closet." He is photographed outside the Ronald Reagan Federal Building in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

L.A. judge who compared state oversight board to ‘Russian mafia’ removed from office

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 20: Los Angeles City College located at 855 N Vermont Ave in Los Angeles on Tuesday as The California Community Colleges announced that it has received the largest ever gift to such institutions in the nation - $100 million to help more students complete degrees, transfer to universities and support their basic living expenses. The gift, from an anonymous donor to the Jay Pritzker Foundation, is described by college officials as a recognition of the role community colleges play in educating Californians and preparing them for the workforce. It also addresses the shortcomings of a system that is struggling in many regions to adequately and equitably address the higher education needs of among the state's poorest students. Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Veres, Harris and Winston win terms on L.A. Community College board

LOS ANGELES, CA - September 4, 2026: L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman is photographed in Los Angeles on Friday, September 4, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles, CA - October 20, 2026: LA City Attorney candidate Marissa Roy at City Hall, Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles, CA - March 10: City Controller Kenneth Mejia poses for a portrait at Vista Hermosa Natural Park on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)

In a first, L.A.’s three citywide elected offices will all be held by Asian Americans

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - AUGUST 14: Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, left, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass greet each other during the announcement of the the Lowe Family YMCA rebuilding on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Bass ran on her strong relationship skills. So why did pivotal allies turn on her?

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman speaks during an election night event at The Greek Theatre on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Nithya Raman, Olympic flag bearer?

LOS ANGELES, CA - August 21, 2026: Pedestrians pass by a homeless encampment along the 101 Northbound offramp, at right, near City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, August 21, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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Lopez: L.A. mayors have long promised to end homelessness. Can Raman break the cycle of failure?

LOS ANGELES , CA - AUGUST 4, 2026: City Council District 3 candidate Barri Worth Girvan meets voters during a neighborhood National Nigh Out event in Canoga Park's Lanark Park on August 4, 2026 in Los Angeles CA. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Barri Worth Girvan declares victory in race for West Valley seat on L.A. City Council

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