Mark Barabak

LA Times political columnist

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Jim Jordan’s House speaker bid is quickly fading due to his hard-right politics and election denialism. That didn't stop all California Republicans from supporting him.

House speaker chaos: What’s the role of CA Republicans?

Jim Jordan’s House speaker bid is quickly fading due to his hard-right politics and election denialism. That didn't stop all California Republicans from supporting him.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s return to Washington D.C. was expected to bring relief to Democrats, but so far it’s intensified longstanding concerns about her health.

Concerns over Feinstein mount as new health details emerge

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s return to Washington D.C. was expected to bring relief to Democrats, but so far it’s intensified longstanding concerns about her health.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best known as Stormy Daniels’ attorney, Michael Avenatti is flirting with the 2020 presidential race.

What was Michael Avenatti doing in New Hampshire this weekend?

Best known as Stormy Daniels’ attorney, Michael Avenatti is flirting with the 2020 presidential race.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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Derek Tran, a Vietnamese American running for California's 45th District, says he’s the only candidate who speaks fluent Vietnamese.

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The genocide in Gaza has brought the issue of Israel — and what it represents for Jewish people — into the forefront of Jewish communities worldwide.

from Scheer Intelligence

The CIA’s destructive role in world politics since the end of World War II as a secret rogue spy agency controlled by unelected intelligence officers has become so ubiquitous that it…

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Amidst the hype, excitement and nervousness of the election, the bigger picture of what the United States is and how it operates often gets lost on people.

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Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has agreed to plead guilty to federal corruption charges after prosecutors say he accepted more than half a million dollars in bribes.

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The outcome of congressional races in Orange County could determine whether Republicans keep their majority in the House of Representatives.

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An audio folk story examining the tradition of Black watermelon long-haulers, who drive to farms in the South for watermelon and sell them in Black neighborhoods around the US.

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