Court ruling keeps Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr out of House
The ruling came after attorneys for the state of Montana asked the judge to reject Zephyr’s attempt to return. She was silenced two weeks ago then banished last week for admonishing Republican lawmakers and encouraging a raucous statehouse protest.
Bay Area Sudanese group responds to civil war, humanitarian crisis in Sudan
The U.S. State Department says it will continue evacuating Americans from Sudan, as a civil war has caused thousands to flee the country. About 1,700 U.S. citizens have been evacuated in the last week.
US House passes Republican debt ceiling bill, push Biden on spending
House Republicans have narrowly passed a sweeping debt ceiling package as they try to push President Biden into negotiations on federal spending.
Montana GOP bars transgender lawmaker from 2023 session
Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from participating on the House floor as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the rest of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders’ decision earlier in the week to silence her.
Biden announces he'll seek re-election
President Joe Biden announced that he will run for re-election in 2024. Biden made the announcement in a video released four years after he declared he was entering the 2020 election.
President Biden officially announces reelection bid
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to "finish the job" he began when he was sworn in to office and to set aside their concerns about extending the run of America's oldest president for another four years.
California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis announces early bid in governor's race
California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis officially launched her campaign on Monday to become the state's next governor. Kounalakis made the announcement, the first to do so, in what’s expected to be a crowded field of challengers in the 2026 race to replace Gavin Newsom.
Don Lemon terminated by CNN: ‘I am stunned’
“After 17 years at CNN, I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly," Don Lemon revealed Monday on social media.
Rally scheduled in support of DA Price at courthouse
Alameda County residents organized a rally in support of District Attorney Pamela Price on Sunday.
Citizenship no longer required to be CA peace officer
The San Francisco Police Department no longer requires peace officer applicants to be U.S. citizens, according to officials.
DA Alvin Bragg, House Republicans end fight over Donald Trump's criminal case
House Republicans started scrutinizing Bragg’s investigation into Donald Trump weeks before he was indicted on 34 criminal charges.
Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone for now
The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
California could protect sex assault victims facing lawsuits
California lawmakers voted Thursday to protect sexual assault survivors from retaliatory lawsuits, years after a former state lawmaker sued a woman over her sexual misconduct allegations against him.
Radio host Larry Elder announces 2024 GOP bid for president
Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, who sought to replace the California governor in a failed 2021 recall effort, announced Thursday he is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
The Supreme Court fight over abortion pill mifepristone: What's next?
What is mifepristone, how did this case get to the Supreme Court, and what could happen next? Here's what you need to know.
Supreme Court moves to temporarily extend access to abortion pill
The justices are still considering whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect while a legal challenge to the medication’s FDA approval continues. In an order signed by Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday, the court indicated it will act by Friday night.
Biden, Harris release 2022 tax returns
President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, made $579,514 last year and paid $137,658 in federal income taxes.
Senate Republicans won't support temporarily replacing Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Democratic leaders in the Senate say they’re open to replacing her until she’s able to get back to Washington, but they’ll need Republican votes to do that. Now Republicans in the Senate are saying they’re not going along with that plan.
Senate Republicans won't support temporarily replacing Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Senate Republicans say they will not support replacing Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee. Last week, 89-year-old Feinstein asked to be temporarily replaced as she recovers from health issues. Democratic leaders in the Senate say they?re open to replacing her until she?s able to get back to Washington, but they?ll need Republican votes to do that.
House Speaker McCarthy rounds 100 days in office, faces tough road ahead
Rep. Kevin McCarthy is performing the role as speaker — second in line to the presidency — but the Republican leader allied with Donald Trump remains stubbornly limited in action because of his uneasy grip on the gavel.