While the Palmetto State is deeply Republican, its role in choosing the Democratic nominee cannot be overstated — and Black ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom's strong-arm tactics to advance two unpopular California Environmental Quality Act reform bills by tying ...

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California, New York, and Illinois have invested their public employees' retirement savings in firms promoting and profiting ...

Violence Against Law Enforcement Rises Amid Anti-ICE Protests** In a troubling escalation of violence, a masked protester was filmed appearing to fire a weapon at federal agents ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California met with Democratic voters in an early primary state that has become pivotal in presidential ...

If anyone still harbors doubts that Gavin Newsom is contemplating a run for the White House in 2028, this week’s sojourn into ...

Carry them back to old Virginny; Big mad mood; GOP senators fret about Musk; Liberian lingo; Reaching the checkered flag There’s “testing the waters” and then there’s going off ...

Between an increasingly influential union and a new state housing agency, one of California’s biggest crises is getting a shakeup.

State streamlining of land-use approvals has upended the process, eliminating public involvement and sidelining appointed and ...

World leaders are using a new strategy to stay on President Donald Trump’s good side: nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize ...

Inside a bright new building in the heart of Skid Row, homeless people hung out in a canopy-covered courtyard — some waiting ...