The DOJ is considering settling Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, which could send about $10 billion taxpayer dollars directly into the President’s pockets, the New York Times reported Tuesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter. In January, Trump and two of his sons sued the IRS, alleging that it failed to […]

Former Democratic California gubernatorial candidate and real estate developer Stephen Cloobeck was arrested in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department jail booking records. Records show Cloobeck, 64, was arrested at 10:59 a.m. and booked at the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station on a felony charge. LASD told KTLA he turned […]

A crash involving a Santa Clarita Transit bus and an overturned tractor-trailer has left 13 people injured Wednesday morning in Santa Clarita, according to preliminary information and a KTLA crew at the scene. The collision was reported around 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of Golden Valley Road and Centre Pointe Parkway, according to dispatch logs. […]

A 32-year-old woman from San Bernardino County who was arrested in February 2025 and charged with murder in a filmed OnlyFans fetish encounter gone tragically wrong has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. Michaela Rylaarsdam opted for the plea deal last week, the Los Angeles Times reported. The plea acknowledges that she […]

New polling released Wednesday shows former California attorney general and U.S. health and human services secretary Xavier Becerra leading the race for governor by two percentage points over conservative commentator Steve Hilton and billionaire Tom Steyer. But perhaps an asterisk is warranted. The survey was conducted before Tuesday’s interview with KTLA, in which Becerra, with […]

New polling shows yet another new frontrunner in the tumultuous California governor’s race. The contest to succeed two-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom was thrown into disarray earlier this year following the collapse of former Bay Area Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell’s campaign. Following Swalwell’s departure, recent polls showed Republican Steve Hilton as the overall leader. However, […]

(Inside California Politics) — New polling shows yet another new frontrunner in the tumultuous California governor’s race. The contest to succeed two-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom was thrown into disarray earlier this year following the collapse of former Bay Area Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell’s campaign. Following Swalwell’s departure, recent polls showed Republican Steve Hilton as […]

Incumbent Karen Bass appears to be holding her lead in the primary election for Los Angeles mayor as main challengers Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman also pick up support from previously undecided voters, according to a poll released Wednesday morning. Results from the latest Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey show Bass leading the field […]

Voters are heading to the polls for this year’s midterms, but the electoral maps are shifting under their feet in real time. Last month, the Supreme Court narrowed a provision in the Voting Rights Act that allowed states to consider race when redrawing maps. That decision set off a mad scramble by GOP state legislatures […]