Oakland NAACP members demand city, county pay for recount in mayor's race
Members of the Oakland chapter of the NAACP held a press conference Tuesday asking the city and county to pay for a recount in the recent mayor’s race.
Lawmakers unveil $1.7T bill to avoid shutdown, boost Ukraine
Lawmakers are working to stuff in as many priorities as they can into what is likely to be the last major bill of the current Congress before a midnight Friday deadline.
Mike Pence says DOJ shouldn't bring charges against Trump after Jan. 6 hearings conclude
The January 6 Committee referred Trump to the DOJ for criminal prosecution.
California lawmakers want to decriminalize 'Magic Mushrooms'
State lawmakers introduced a new bill on Monday, focused on decriminalizing certain naturally occurring psychedelic drugs, including a drug known popularly as “magic mushrooms.”
Bipartisan marijuana banking bill in peril amid year-end scramble in Congress
Known as the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, the bill seeks to allow legal, legitimate marijuana businesses to access financial services by creating a safe harbor for banks and credit unions.
So long, California: Major county votes to study secession
The November elections saw Californians continue to embrace progressive leadership, but voters in one of the state’s most populous counties are so frustrated with this political direction that they voted to consider seceding and forming their own state.
US unseals thousands of classified JFK assassination documents
President Biden ordered the release of 12,879 documents relating to the attack, including many from the CIA's personality file on Lee Harvey Oswald that it maintained both before and after JFK's killing.
Judge: Paul Pelosi attacker will stand trial over state charges
David DePape, the man accused of physically attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, is headed to trial.
Oakland NAACP say they support recount of mayoral election
The Oakland chapter of the NAACP announced they support community calls for a recount in the mayoral election.
How California played a role in the Respect for Marriage Act
The fight to legalize gay marriage began back in 2004, when the first marriage licenses were issued to gay couples in San Francisco.
Kari Lake files 70-page lawsuit against top Arizona election officials
Kari Lake filed a lawsuit against several top election officials in Arizona on Friday just days following the certification of the 2022 election in which she lost her bid to become governor.
Recount confirms Lauren Boebert narrowly held her House seat
Democrat challenger Adam Frisch netted a total of four votes in the recount, far from enough to close a 500-plus vote gap with Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert.
Sunnyvale engineer wins District 3 City Council seat by one vote
A Sunnyvale engineer running for office for the first time made history last month when he won his city council race by one vote. This is the first time this has happened in Sunnyvale and after a mandatory recount, Santa Clara County certified the election last week.
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaving Democratic Party, registers as independent
Sinema has modeled her political approach on the renegade style of the late Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, and has frustrated Democratic colleagues at times with her overtures to Republicans and opposition to Democratic priorities.
Bay Area reacts to bipartisan support for same-sex marriage 'Respect for Marriage Act' protections
Landmark legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage rights is expected to be signed by President Biden after the House joined the Senate in passing the Respect for Marriage Act with bipartisan support.
Maxwell Frost, first Gen Z congressman from Florida, denied D.C. apartment over bad credit
Gen-Z Florida Democratic congressman Maxwell Frost came to Twitter to express his struggles with trying to find housing in D.C. as he awaits his new salary to kick in.
Arkansas town elects youngest Black mayor in America
Only months after graduating high school, Jaylen Smith, 18, is the new mayor of Earle, Arkansas.
Las Vegas woman shoots, kills suspected carjacker in self-defense, police say
Las Vegas police say a woman shot and killed a suspected carjacker in self-defense last month and another suspect is still on the run.
Democrats and Republicans begin laying out strategies for new divided Congress
Democrats and Republicans began laying out strategies and messages on Wednesday for what Americans can expect in the new, divided Congress following the decisive runoff victory in Georgia that secured incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock's seat and locked in a Democratic Senate majority when the new Congress convenes in January.
California death row inmate dies of natural causes at 69
A prison inmate who spent more than 30 years on California’s death row for beating to death a woman and her 2-year-old daughter during a burglary died early Wednesday of natural causes, state corrections officials said.