Michael R. Blood, TorontoStar

Michael R. Blood

TorontoStar

Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Past articles by Michael:

Kingmaker California? US House control could hinge on district battles in famously liberal state

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 2024, control of the U.S. House could hinge on congressional districts in one famously liberal state: California. → Read More

Rep. Adam Schiff, censured by GOP-led House, raises $8.1 million for his California Senate race

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff’s Senate campaign said Wednesday that the California Democrat had raised $8.1 million over the past three mon... → Read More

Former Google executive enters 2024 US Senate race to succeed California’s Feinstein

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former tech executive Lexi Reese announced Thursday that she is entering California’s 2024 U.S. Senate contest, adding another Demo... → Read More

Attorneys spar in case of ex-Trump adviser who devised strategy to keep former president in power

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer representing attorney John Eastman, the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in po... → Read More

Inside the deepening rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom

One of the fiercest rivalries in U.S. politics features dueling term-limited governors who represent opposite ends of the ideological spectrum. → Read More

Disciplinary hearing against Trump attorney John Eastman begins in California

An effort to disbar conservative attorney John Eastman, who devised ways to keep President Donald Trump in the White House after his defeat in the 2020 election, will begin Tuesday in Los Angeles. → Read More

Inside the deepening rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there’s no chance “on God’s green earth” he’s running for president in 2024, but he wants ... → Read More

Disciplinary hearing against Donald Trump attorney John Eastman begins in California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An effort to disbar conservative attorney John Eastman, who devised ways to keep former President Donald Trump in the White House a... → Read More

Inside the deepening rivalry between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there’s no chance “on God’s green earth” he’s running for president in 2024, but he wants ... → Read More

Los Angeles city councilman charged with embezzlement may face suspension

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the Los Angeles City Council said he will file a motion Wednesday to suspend a councilman charged with embezzlemen... → Read More

Los Angeles city councilman charged with embezzlement and perjury

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors charged a Los Angeles city councilman with embezzlement and perjury Tuesday in the latest criminal case to upend the sc... → Read More

Baseball legend Steve Garvey considering US Senate bid in California, energizing beleaguered GOP

LOS ANGELES (AP) — You’d have to go back a generation — to 1988 — to find the last time a Republican candidate won a U.S. Senate race in heavily Democ... → Read More

California’s Newsom faces tough question: Who would replace Feinstein?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s ongoing medical struggles have raised a sensitive political question with no easy answer: Who would Ca... → Read More

Feinstein returning to Senate after facing resignation calls

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office disclosed Tuesday that she is returning to Washington following an absence of more than two months in... → Read More

California reactors win exemption in fight to keep running

Government regulators are granting California’s largest utility an exemption that could allow the state’s last nuclear power plant to continue running after the expiration of its operating licenses. → Read More

California's Rep. Lee files to seek Feinstein's Senate seat

California congresswoman Barbara Lee has filed paperwork to enter the race for the seat held by long-serving Sen. Dianne Feinstein. → Read More

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California won’t seek reelection in 2024

Feinstein, who turns 90 in June, is the oldest member of Congress. → Read More

Sen. Dianne Feinstein announces she will retire from Congress

The California Senator's groundbreaking political career has spanned six decades. She plans to remain in office through the end of next year when her term ends. → Read More

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein Won't Run for Reelection in 2024

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California announced Tuesday that she will not seek reelection in 2024, signaling the end of a groundbreaking political career spanning six decades. → Read More

Bid to keep California reactors running faces time squeeze

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A late-hour attempt to extend the life of California’s last nuclear power plant has run into a predicament that will be difficult to resolve: a shortage of time. A state analysis Monday predicted it will take federal regulators until late 2026 to act on an application to extend the operating run […] → Read More