House votes to boost Trump security in scramble to protect candidates
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to keep the nation’s presidential candidates safe amid repeated…
Lawmaker criticises US silence on thousands killed in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeedUS Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib criticised her colleagues’ silence on the thousands killed in Israel’s war on Gaza after a 600-page document with the names of…
Newsom calls California Legislature into special session on oil prices
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom called California lawmakers into a special session Saturday after Assembly Democrats pushed back on his request to approve new requirements on…
California energy bills spark legislative tug of war with Newsom
Amid tense, closed-door negotiations, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers have released a suite of seven bills that aim to reduce Californians’ soaring energy costs…
Trump shares posts with QAnon phrases, calls for jailing lawmakers
NEW YORK — Donald Trump shared more than a dozen posts on his social media network Wednesday that call for the trial or jailing of House…
Newsom threatens to call another special session on oil regulation
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to call a special session this fall as Democratic lawmakers wobbled on a package of energy bills that he…
Column: Newsom and lawmakers bow to Google, sticking it to the news industry
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom once talked big about forcing internet giants to pay for the products they heist and profit off. But last week he…
California bill would allow drinking til 4 a.m. in Intuit Dome suites
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers have repeatedly tried and failed to extend the state’s last call laws to allow establishments to serve alcohol past 2 a.m., what…
California lawmaker warns against failure to enforce oil well rules
The California Department of Conservation is facing heavy criticism after it determined a colossal merger of two oil and gas companies is exempt from a…
Kratom regulation bill quietly dies in California
A California bill that would have imposed regulations on kratom products was quietly shelved Thursday following a clash between advocacy groups focused on the burgeoning…
California Democratic lawmaker switches party to join Republicans
SACRAMENTO — A moderate California Democratic state lawmaker announced Thursday that she is switching to the Republican Party while criticizing her former party’s leadership and policies.…
Democrats discuss Biden’s fitness as 7th lawmaker calls on him to quit race | Politics News
Closed-door talks highlight party divisions within over Biden’s electability against Donald Trump.Democratic Party lawmakers have met privately to discuss United States President Joe Biden’s crisis-stricken…
Biden says 2024 race up to voters, not Capitol Hill Democrats
WILMINGTON, Del. — To a defiant President Biden, the 2024 election is up to the public — not the Democrats on Capitol Hill. But the chorus…
Newsom signs budget to close California’s $46.8-billion budget deficit
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed California’s budget to close an estimated $46.8-billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and temporarily raising taxes…
Column: Why Newsom might not be cut out for Washington
SACRAMENTO — Sorry, governor, that wasn’t very presidential. It would never fly in the nation’s capital. A president couldn’t get away with delivering a State of…
Newsom attacks ‘poisonous populism of the right’ in speech
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom took on California’s critics and lauded the state’s economic prowess and inclusive values in an unorthodox State of the State speech…
South Africa’s DA party suspends lawmaker over racist rant in old video | Racism News
Centre-right party says newly elected MP Renaldo Gouws used ‘execrable language’ in an old video that resurfaced recently. South Africa’s centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA) party…
California debates removing involuntary servitude from Constitution
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers have revived a proposal that could ask voters to ban involuntary servitude from the state Constitution, a measure they rejected two years…
With deadline nearing, Newsom and lawmakers disagree over solutions to California budget crisis
SACRAMENTO — With a deadline looming, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature are working to settle their differences over access to public…
Vermont law to require oil companies to pay for climate change damage
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by…