The department has issued grand jury subpoenas to local election officials as part of a widening effort to prove unsubstantiated claims about large numbers of illegal voters in the state.
The department has issued grand jury subpoenas to local election officials as part of a widening effort to prove unsubstantiated claims about large numbers of illegal voters in the state.
Voters casting their ballots in Los Angeles in June. At least two employees of Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s office received grand jury subpoenas last week.
In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use after the election.
In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use after the election.
The ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.
The ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.
State and local officials said that they received thousands of names lacking key identifying information, and that many of the names were paired with addresses over which they had no jurisdiction.
State and local officials said that they received thousands of names lacking key identifying information, and that many of the names were paired with addresses over which they had no jurisdiction.
Mayor Karen Bass and her former ally, the City Council member Nithya Raman, attacked each other’s records on Tuesday night in the last televised debate before the election.
Mayor Karen Bass and her former ally, the City Council member Nithya Raman, attacked each other’s records on Tuesday night in the last televised debate before the election.
Austin Beutner has filed a lawsuit that highlights a central dispute after the 2025 Los Angeles fires: Who pays when a house survives the flames but not the smoke?
Austin Beutner has filed a lawsuit that highlights a central dispute after the 2025 Los Angeles fires: Who pays when a house survives the flames but not the smoke?
A report on the fires that devastated the Los Angeles area in early 2025 recommended that local governments take a broader approach to preparedness and emergency response.
A report on the fires that devastated the Los Angeles area in early 2025 recommended that local governments take a broader approach to preparedness and emergency response.
The clearest lesson from the Palisades and Altadena fires was the extent to which climate-driven fires are outstripping modern firefighting, a new report found.
The country store that was a hub for rock musicians like Jim Morrison and Graham Nash faces challenges and change. Supporters are trying to make it a landmark.
The country store that was a hub for rock musicians like Jim Morrison and Graham Nash faces challenges and change. Supporters are trying to make it a landmark.
Swarms of news helicopters traverse Southern California to capture its mayhem. Then, one became the story. A pilot and reporter died, as did a person on the ground.
Swarms of news helicopters traverse Southern California to capture its mayhem. Then, one became the story. A pilot and reporter died, as did a person on the ground.
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle self exiled to the ultrawealthy enclave of Montecito in 2020. “They wave. They drive. They close the gates,” a neighbor said.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle self exiled to the ultrawealthy enclave of Montecito in 2020. “They wave. They drive. They close the gates,” a neighbor said.
A Los Angeles officer faced prison for secretly recording colleagues making offensive remarks. The county prosecutor is reducing those charges after critics said they would discourage whistle-blowers.
A Los Angeles officer faced prison for secretly recording colleagues making offensive remarks. The county prosecutor is reducing those charges after critics said they would discourage whistle-blowers.