NEW: TX #HD80 Democrat Cecilia Castellano in an interview said agents raided her home + confiscated her cell at 6 a.m. Tue. They showed search warrant but wouldn't say why they were investigating. She believes the raids were politically motivated. More: houstonchronicle.com/politics/artic…

‘A ponzi scheme’?: Jury left to decide Tom Girardi’s fate in fraud trial ⁦Brittny Mejia⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

My latest from closing arguments today: 'Thief-in-chief': Jury left to decide Tom Girardi's fate in fraud trial latimes.com/california/sto…

Verdict in on Tom Girardi, guilty on all four counts of wire fraud. Story to come

A reporter asked Girardi if he wanted to comment on the verdict. He chuckled and said, “No. No.” latimes.com/california/sto…

We were able to speak with a juror about their verdict in Tom Girardi’s wire fraud case and he told us “it wasn’t a hard decision.” latimes.com/california/sto…

State Bar accuses L.A. lawyer of misleading inmates and their desperate families -- a case first exposed by Harriet Ryan latimes.com/california/sto…

Shakedown or 'cheap spy novel': What did L.A. investigators do for a Chinese millionaire? latimes.com/california/sto… Latest with Matthew Ormseth Keri Blakinger

Robert Rundo agreed this week to take a plea deal: Alleged white supremacist leader agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy to riot latimes.com/california/sto…

3-year-old girl dies after being left inside a car with her mother in Anaheim latimes.com/california/sto…

Kidnap suspects arrested after migrant held for ransom escaped into L.A. boba shop, feds say latimes.com/california/sto…

Wild story: California woman behind 'Terrorgram Collective' indicted for urging extremist violence latimes.com/california/sto…

If I have cancelled anything social on you in the past couple weeks this story is why. I spent an unhinged amount of time combing through court records to identify deputies’ names the state AG wanted to keep secret.

Spotty redactions and public records reveal names of deputies in case against DA advisor latimes.com/california/sto… Keri Blakinger Emily Elena Dugdale

Last year I did a deep dive on what happened to Tory Carlon at Fire Station 81. Here’s the latest update: He was killed by a fellow firefighter. Now L.A. County will pay his family $7.2 million latimes.com/california/sto…

Here’s my original story latimes.com/california/sto…

Harris and Trump square off in highly anticipated ABC debate latimes.com/politics/story…

Having to make clear that there’s no state where it’s legal to kill a baby after it’s born is … really something

The live fact check is on point 💯💯

They’re just trying to live 😭😭