Ex-US Senate candidate Chavez endorses former rival
LOS ANGELES - Four days after withdrawing from California's U.S. Senate race, state Assemblyman Rocky Chavez has endorsed another Republican for the job.
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US senator calls for backup proof when gas leak sealed
LOS ANGELES - U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer called Friday for third-party air quality testing to confirm that a massive natural gas leak near Los Angeles has been permanently sealed and it's safe for...
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Who Obama might nominate to replace Scalia on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Republicans are near-unanimous in demanding that President Barack Obama leave it to his successor to nominate a candidate to fill the Supreme Court seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia....
View ArticleCalifornia's attorney general: No interest in Supreme Court
SACRAMENTO, California - California's attorney general made it clear Tuesday that she doesn't want to be considered to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
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Obama, stars pay a musical tribute to Ray Charles
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama paid tribute Wednesday to Ray Charles and the late singer-songwriter's unmistakable "singular sound" that the president said continues to influence generations of...
View ArticleCalifornia Senate candidates split on iPhone access fight
LOS ANGELES - Apple Inc.'s fight with the FBI over accessing a locked iPhone used by a gunman in the San Bernardino terror attack created a split Thursday between the leading Democrats in California's...
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Biden urges Democrats to tackle inequality, stay civil
SAN JOSE, California - Vice President Joe Biden implored California Democrats to tackle income inequality and resist the popular political rhetoric urging Americans to "down-size our dreams" in a...
View ArticleRepublican Ron Unz joins race for Boxer's US Senate seat
LOS ANGELES - Another Republican has joined the race to succeed California Sen. Barbara Boxer.
View ArticleBoxer asks president to probe Southern California gas leak
LOS ANGELES - California senators want President Obama to investigate a huge natural gas leak that forced thousands of people from their Los Angeles homes.
View ArticlePoll: Trump, Clinton hold leads in California contests
LOS ANGELES - The Democratic presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders is tightening in California, while Donald Trump has a comfortable double-digit edge over his Republican rivals,...
View ArticleSenators demand Army explain why no hunt for alleged rapist
WASHINGTON - Two U.S. senators are demanding that the Army's top civilian official explain why the service never searched for a soldier who went AWOL after learning he was suspected of raping a...
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The Latest: Candidates for US Senate meet for first debate
STOCKTON, California - The Latest on the U.S. Senate debate (all times local):
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US Senate debate draws contrasts in tone between Democrats
STOCKTON, California - What they lacked in policy distinctions the two Democrats vying for California's first open U.S. Senate seat in decades made up for in stylistic differences, with front-runner...
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Ted Cruz taps Carly Fiorina to serve as running mate
INDIANAPOLIS - In need of momentum after a five-state shutout, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Wednesday tapped former technology executive Carly Fiorina - a woman he said has repeatedly...
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In 'Papa,' Hemingway returns to Cuba via the silver screen
LOS ANGELES - Ernest Hemingway left Cuba shortly after Fidel Castro's revolution, as relations with the United States began to fall into a deep freeze. Over five decades later, the author of "The Old...
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CA convention is a homecoming of sorts for Carly Fiorina
BURLINGAME, California - When Carly Fiorina spoke at the California Republican Party convention at a hotel outside San Francisco airport, it was a brief homecoming of sorts for the newly minted vice...
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It's a fight for second place in California's US Senate race
LOS ANGELES - Campaigns are usually about winning. California's U.S. Senate race is a fight for No. 2.
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Senate's power brokers are aging; several to seek new terms
WASHINGTON - Millennials have emerged as the nation's largest living generation yet that demographic shift isn't reflected in the upper reaches of the Republican-controlled Senate, where the body's...
View ArticleUS Senate candidates clash over climate, jobs in last debate
LOS ANGELES - Five candidates for California's open U.S. Senate seat jousted Tuesday over climate change, crime and the minimum wage, while Republicans jabbed at front-running Democrat Kamala Harris,...
View ArticleIn opening salvo, California Senate candidates go to TV ads
LOS ANGELES - California's leading U.S. Senate candidates Friday launched dueling TV ad campaigns aimed at a vast pool of voters who are undecided or haven't focused on the race to replace Sen. Barbara...
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