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Kevin Rector

@kevrector

State and national politics reporter @latimes. Past: @baltimoresun. Member: @NLGJA. DM me.

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This fall, I harvested mini watermelons and cantaloupes with a California crew to understand how farmworkers are feeling right now. This was a crew of mostly all immigrants from Sinaloa who graciously welcomed me into their world. latimes.com/california/sto…



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The White House says attacks on ICE are up 1000% Court records in cities where federal law enforcement has been busiest tell a more complex story -- there are few serious injuries, and many allegations don't hold up in court. Latest w/ @brittny_mejia latimes.com/california/sto…


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Race for California governor continues to heat up, with Trump critic Rep. Eric Swalwell jumping in latimes.com/california/sto…


Under California law, children as young as 12 can labor up to 40hrs a week in agriculture when school's out. Interviews with dozens of young workers revealed horrible conditions, miniscule pay and little oversight. Tremendous work by @LAJourno & team: latimes.com/california/sto…


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Atty. Gen. Bonta spent nearly half a million on attorneys. His political consultant explains why latimes.com/california/sto…


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ICYMI: During a Border Patrol operation outside a Cypress Park Home Depot yesterday, agents detained a U.S. citizen they accused of assault. The agents drove off with his one-year-old daughter in the backseat. She's since been reunited with her family latimes.com/california/sto…


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BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault. apnews.com/article/sandwi…


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Supreme Court rules Trump may remove transgender markers from new passports latimes.com/politics/story…


I talked to @Scott_Wiener, who is running for @SpeakerPelosi’s seat, about her not seeking reelection. He praised her as an icon who has long delivered for San Francisco, and recalled what her early AIDS advocacy meant to him as a gay teen in the 80s. latimes.com/politics/story…

kevrector's tweet image. I talked to @Scott_Wiener, who is running for @SpeakerPelosi’s seat, about her not seeking reelection.

He praised her as an icon who has long delivered for San Francisco, and recalled what her early AIDS advocacy meant to him as a gay teen in the 80s.

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BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing San Francisco Democrat who leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House to become one of the most influential political leaders of her generation, will not run for reelection in 2026, she said Thursday. STORY: latimes.com/politics/story…


The Dems wins hardly reflected a unified party - Mamdani challenges the Dem establishment as much as Trump - but gave many on the left optimism that Trump & MAGA aren’t unstoppable and that their ability to resist isn’t just alive & well but gaining speed latimes.com/politics/story…


Voters were deciding several high-stakes elections on Tuesday, including for NYC mayor, congressional maps in California and governor in New Jersey and Virginia, where shifting electorates could show the direction of U.S. political winds (w/ @SummerrLin): latimes.com/politics/story…


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Story here, DHS told us that while conducting a traffic stop, an unknown person who was not the target pulled a vehicle in front of the officers. Said the driver "attempted to run officers over by reversing directly at them without stopping." Driver fled latimes.com/california/sto…

Federal authorities are investigating after an ICE officer fired at a vehicle they said attempted to run officers over in Ontario, CA. It's the second ICE shooting in California in a little more than a week. Story to come.



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