Peter Schmidt

The presidential election is November 3. With the COVID-19 pandemic, voters might be wondering whether it’s safer to vote by mail or in person. How do mail-in ballots work anyway?

Measure J would set aside 10% of locally-generated unrestricted money in LA County's budget — to be spent on alternatives to incarceration.

Sometimes progress depends on states going their own way.

Much of President Donald Trump’s image revolves around an aggressive, alpha dog persona. It appeals to many men and women in America.

Josh Barro hosts the last Left, RIght & Center episode of this presidential campaign with Tim Carney, Christine Emba and Gustavo Arellano

This week, we measure the political climate in the U.S. in the lead up to the presidential election. With less than three weeks to go, what’s going on in the nation’s capital?

T he Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to debate and vote on the president’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. The debate starts at 6 a.m. PT.

California mailed ballots to every registered voter this year because of the pandemic.

Josh Barro and Ken White talk about why a judge says the president is not an employee of the federal government and that he did not deny a sexual assault allegation in his official…