Dems to propose alternative to GOP stopgap bill as government shutdown looms
On Tuesday, top Congressional Democrats said they opposed House Republicans' stopgap spending bill that would fund the government past the Sept. 30 deadline, and said they plan to offer an alternative bill in its place.
OC student wearing MAGA hat to honor Charlie Kirk suspended after argument at school
Zach Hornstein, a Laguna Beach High School student wearing a MAGA hat to honor Charlie Kirk, has been suspended after getting into an argument at school.
Trump suing The New York Times for $15 billion alleging defamation
President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists.
Gov. Tim Walz announces he's running for reelection
Tim Walz officially announced on Tuesday that he will seek a third term as governor of Minnesota.
US military again targeted boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, Trump says
The targeted air strike killed three aboard the boat.
Trump administration seeks $58 million to boost security after Kirk shooting
The administration’s funding request to enhance security for lawmakers would extend through 2027.
Dolly Parton's library program expands to San Francisco: free books if you're under 5
Dolly Parton's mission to get free books in the hands of kids around the world is expanding in the Bay Area. Children can sign up for her free Imagination Library, which provides kids in San Francisco, under the age of five, with a free book mailed directly to their home every month.
Here's where Trump says he's sending the National Guard next
President Trump is adding to the list of cities he says are “deeply troubled” and in need of fixing.
Trump dines out at restaurant near White House to promote DC crime crackdown
President Donald Trump had dinner Tuesday night at a seafood restaurant near the White House, promoting his deployment of the National Guard and federalizing the police force in an effort to crack down on crime in the nation's capital.
Federal appeals court upholds $83.3M E. Jean Carroll judgment against Trump
A federal appeals court rejected President Donald Trump's appeal of an $83.3 million defamation verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll on Monday.
Rally in San Francisco calls on Newsom to keep his word to fund public transit
More than 100 people attended a hastily-called rally in support of mass transit on Monday. The aim was to urge the governor to make good on a critical loan that transit agencies say they need to continue serving riders.
Fatal Ukrainian refugee stabbing fuels debate on crime in US cities
Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on a Charlotte, N.C. light rail train last month, an unprovoked attack that President Trump appears to be using to further exemplify the "need" for federal troops to be deployed in other large cities, like in D.C.
Trump's alleged Epstein birthday letter released
The "bawdy" message, which includes a drawing of a naked woman, was part of a 2003 birthday album to celebrate Epstein's 50th birthday.
LAPD ends protection to former VP Kamala Harris
Los Angeles police have stopped providing security protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris.
Biden chooses Delaware for his presidential library
Former President Joe Biden will honor his home state by establishing a presidential library in Delaware.
LAPD no longer providing protection for Kamala Harris after backlash: report
The Los Angeles Police Department has pulled its officers from a security detail at the Brentwood home of Kamala Harris after backlash from the public that crime suppression units were being diverted to instead guard the former VP.
Trump was an FBI informant in Epstein case, Speaker Johnson claims
House Speaker Mike Johnson made an explosive claim about President Donald Trump Friday while talking to reporters at the Capitol.
Trump posts AI video dancing with Cracker Barrel's 'old timer' after company reverses logo change
President Donald Trump posted a 30-second clip showing him dancing with the restaurant's "old timer" character following the Cracker Barrel logo controversy.
A deadly crash, a divided nation: Why some Sikh truckers are now in the crossfire
Members of California’s Sikh trucking community say a deadly crash involving one of its own has led to a spike in anti-Sikh rhetoric
Waymos authorized at this Bay Area airport — a California first
Waymo – the autonomous car company owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc. – is now authorized to offer its service at San Jose Mineta International Airport, officials say. It's the first airport in California to welcome Waymo and the second in the world.