Recount requested in Oakland's mayor's race, among others
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors plans to request the registrar?s office hold a recount in four races, including the Oakland mayor's race. The races in question involved ranked choice voting to determine winners last November, a system that's been criticized for confusing for voters.
Recount of Oakland mayoral election approved by county supervisors
Alameda County supervisors have voted in favor of paying for a recount of the Oakland mayoral election.
House Republicans to launch investigations into FBI, China
House Republicans are moving Tuesday to swiftly establish the marquee investigations of their new majority, voting to create panels focused on China and what they assert is rampant abuse of power in the federal government.
Rep. Katie Porter to run for US Senate in California
Rep. Katie Porter on Tuesday launched her 2024 campaign for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat.
Gas stove ban 'on the table' for federal agency: reports
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is considering a ban on gas stoves because of harmful pollutants that can cause respiratory problems and other health issues.
House GOP adopt rules package: Here are some key changes
Lawmakers no longer have to walk through metal detectors before gaining access to the House floor.
San Francisco supervisors select Aaron Peskin as board president after 17 rounds of voting
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Monday selected Aaron Peskin as its new board speaker following 17 rounds of voting.
Brazil uprising: Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Congress, high court after election loss
The incidents recalled the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol, something many political analysts and the judiciary Bolsonaro have warned about for months.
Bernard Kalb, longtime newsman-turned State Dept. spokesman, dies at 100
Bernard Kalb was a former television reporter for CBS and NBC - who also quit his job as a State Department spokesman to protest a U.S. government disinformation campaign.
McCarthy elected House speaker in rowdy post-midnight vote
Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions that boiled over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority's ability to govern.
McCarthy elected House speaker after 4 days of votes and 15 ballots
Republicans launched a 15th vote in a dramatic turnaround near midnight Friday. Moments earlier McCarthy had failed to win the speakership on a 14th ballot, as tensions boiled over in a chaotic scene on the House floor.
Election error that flipped Oakland school board race goes to court
Nick Resnick and Mike Hutchinson have both lawyered up claiming an Oakland Unified School District board seat, with inauguration scheduled for Monday.
California’s Newsom launches 2nd term with contrast to GOP
California Gov. Gavin Newsom kicked off his second and final term on Friday by contrasting his leadership of the nation’s largest Democratic stronghold with that of Republican leaders he branded as "small men in big offices."
This grandmother is second in line for the presidency – for now
When Washington Sen. Patty Murray was elected in 1992, she says, male senators treated her with some trepidation. But now she has outlasted almost all of them and, for the moment, is second in line to the presidency.
Idaho court tosses lawsuits aiming to block abortion bans
Idaho's Constitution does not implicitly enshrine abortion as a fundamental right, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday as it dismissed a series of lawsuits brought by Planned Parenthood.
California trying to find, compensate sterilization victims
About 600 people alive today can’t have children because California’s government sterilized them either against their will or without their knowledge, and now the state is trying to find them so it can pay them at least $15,000 each in reparations.
House adjourns for 3rd day without speaker, GOP clash over McCarthy drags on
The House stalemate over choosing a new speaker has held firm through a long, excruciating third day and evening of voting with no conclusion.
14 times Congress couldn’t decide on a House speaker after the 1st-round vote
A House speaker’s election has not gone to multiple ballots since 1923.
Biden intends to make his first visit to US-Mexico border
The Biden administration has yet to lay out any systemic changes to manage an expected surge of migrants should the restrictions end.
House adjourns after Kevin McCarthy loses 6th speaker vote
The House stalemate over choosing a new speaker is continuing. Kevin McCarthy is determined to win over enough fellow Republicans, but he failed again on Thursday.