Military leaders face Congress over Pentagon budget, Israel and Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown Jr. testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about the Pentagon’s $850-billion budget for…
Newsom, lawmakers detail first California budget cuts of $17 billion
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and leaders of the state Senate and Assembly announced an agreement Thursday to cut $17 billion from the state budget in…
Gaetz, Greene lawsuit against cities where rally was canceled can move forward
A federal judge has ruled that Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia can move forward with their lawsuit against…
House approves $1.2-trillion package of spending bills before shutdown deadline, Senate up next
WASHINGTON — The House approved a $1.2-trillion package of spending bills on Friday just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set…
California has an enormous budget deficit. Newsom and lawmakers say they plan to make a plan
With a budget deficit of at least $38 billion hanging over their heads, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders of the state Senate and Assembly…
Latvia starts criminal proceedings against an EU Parliament lawmaker suspected of spying for Russia
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola takes notes during a special session on lobbying Monday, Dec. 12, 2022 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France.…
Lee Anderson, UK lawmaker dropped by Sunak, defects to right-wing party | Politics News
Anderson was suspended from the Conservative Party over accusations of Islamophobia. A prominent former deputy chairman of Britain’s governing Conservatives, who was suspended from the…
Congress passes spending bills hours before shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday approved a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a shutdown of…
Latest Newsom recall attempt a case of sore-loser syndrome
Gavin Newsom is hardly beyond reproach. California faces a massive budget deficit, which may be worse than the governor acknowledges. There’s been voluminous amounts of…
Lawmakers introduce California retail theft Reduction Act
SACRAMENTO — Two top Democrats in the California Legislature on Thursday announced a multi-pronged plan to tackle the recent rash of organized thefts that has blighted…
Michigan state lawmaker loses staff, committee post after sharing racist conspiracy theory
Republican State Rep. Josh Schriver of Oxford, Mich., was stripped of legislative staff resources and a committee assignment on Monday amid a furor over his…
‘An act of staggering bad faith’: Connecticut lawmaker dings Speaker Johnson
“Next week, we will take up and pass a clean, standalone Israel supplemental package,” Johnson wrote. Part of the rationale for negotiating a foreign aid…
Oregon court: Lawmakers who walked out can’t seek reelection
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion,…
Progressive US lawmaker Omar faces censure over mistranslated speech | Government News
Washington, DC – A new Republican firestorm has ignited around United States Congress member Ilhan Omar — this time over alleged statements she made during…
This law would make chronological feeds the default for kids
Social media companies design their feeds to be as gripping as possible, with complicated algorithms shuffling posts and ads into a never-ending stream of entertainment.…
Taylor Swift searches blocked on X after explicit AI images
The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has taken steps to limit the further spread of explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift after…
Bipartisan effort would enhance child tax credit, revive tax breaks
WASHINGTON — The chairmen of the top tax policy committees in Congress announced a bipartisan agreement Tuesday to enhance the child tax credit and revive a…
Newsom suggests ways to crack down on property crime without dismantling Proposition 47
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom said he can relate to business owners and other residents angered by smash-and-grab thefts from California stores. One of the wine…
Newsom may declare a budget emergency this year
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s cool demeanor during his annual budget presentation Wednesday in Sacramento belied a significant fact: California’s budget shortfall is so significant — and…
Lawmaker divests from Big Oil after Times investigation
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz) has divested from several oil and chemical companies after a Times investigation shed light on surprising stocks owned by…