Billionaires spending millions of own wealth running for president
If you’re a billionaire running for president, you can put your money where your mouth is.
'Yearbook' memorializing victims killed in school shootings to be mailed to Trump, Senate
"The 2018 Yearbook" remembers the 37 people who were killed in school shootings throughout the year.
Bernie Sanders announces $150B plan to expand broadband access
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is promising to invest $150 billion to bring high-speed internet to “every household in America” while breaking up and better regulating monopolies he says currently limit access to drive up their profits.
Former Housing Secretary Julian Castro unveils foreign policy proposal at Stanford University
KTVU Political Reporter Greg Lee caught up with Castro after his event. The two spoke about his Presidential campaign, impeachment, and why voters are best suited to pick him.
Biden exchanges verbal blows with audience member at Iowa town hall: ‘You’re a damn liar, man’
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden blasted a man at an Iowa town hall as a “damn liar” Thursday -- and challenged him to a push-up contest -- after he accused the 77-year-old former vice president of being "too old" and took a swipe at son Hunter's role on the board of a controversial Ukrainian natural gas firm.
California rent control advocates try again on 2020 ballot
The problem has grown substantially worse in just the year since voters rejected the previous attempt, advocates said, in part because of soaring rents.
Ex-California lawmaker pleads guilty in coffee shops fraud
As part of a plea agreement, Terrence Goggin, 78, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering and agreed to pay restitution of at least $685,000, U.S. Attorney David Anderson said.
'No choice but to act': Pelosi says House will draft impeachment articles against Trump
In the historic announcement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was authorizing the drafting of articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Trump administration food stamp cuts could impact nearly 200,000 Californians
Hundreds of thousands of people receiving food stamps will no longer be eligible under a new rule finalized by the Trump administration on Wednesday.
House judiciary committee holds its first impeachment hearing
KTVU Political Reporter Greg Lee has the story, along with UC Hastings College of Law Professor David Levine.
‘I’m insulted’: Stanford law expert fires back at Republican Rep. Collins during impeachment hearing
A legal expert and law professor at Stanford called out Republican Rep. Doug Collins when he said the experts did not care about facts during the latest impeachment inquiry hearing.
Trump admin tightens food stamp work requirements that could affect hundreds of thousands of people
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it is tightening work requirements for the federal food stamp program, which could affect hundreds of thousands of people.
President Trump, Sen. Kamala Harris trade jabs after she drops out of race
President Trump took a subtle jab at Sen. Kamala Harris after she pulled out of the Democratic presidential race on Tuesday.
House Trump-Ukraine impeachment inquiry report alleges abuse of power, obstruction
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released a report Tuesday on the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.
Kamala Harris drops out of 2020 Democratic presidential race
Kamala Harris announced the end of her Democratic presidential campaign on Tuesday.
Questions arise about business dealings of SF man indicted with Giuliani associates
San Francisco businessman Andrey Kukushkin was indicted alongside two associates of President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani. We've taken a closer look at some of his business dealings in the Bay Area.
San Francisco legislation aims to expand citywide tenant protections for over 35K households
Legislation introduced by San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney calls for eviction controls and relocation payments for tenants in buildings after 1979.
9th Circuit panel mulls arguments on restrictive asylum rule
A U.S. Department of Justice lawyer argued that the Trump administration's restrictive asylum rule is a "reasonable tool" for a nation facing the "strain" of migration, before a federal appeals court on Monday.
Jimmy Carter hospitalized for urinary tract infection
A spokeswoman says former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to a south Georgia hospital for treatment of a urinary tract infection.
Gov. Newsom to campaign in Iowa for Kamala Harris
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will visit the first voting state Dec. 14-15 on behalf of Sen. Kamala Harris, his home-state senator and longtime friend and political ally.