U.S. military shoots down suspected spy balloon

A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that had been over the United States for about a week was shot out of the sky Saturday. 

Town hall on mental health in AAPI community held following mass shootings

Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) led a town hall on Saturday in Milpitas to address AAPI hate crimes and mental health in the Bay Area's Asian American community following back-to-back mass shootings; first in Monterey Park then Half Moon Bay. 

Florida lawmakers to meet next week on Disney, immigration

Florida lawmakers will meet next week to complete a state takeover of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district and debate proposals on immigration and election crimes, as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to leverage national political fissures ahead of an expected White House run.

Lawmakers look to increase penalties for airline disruptions

A holiday travel disruption caused more than two million passengers to have their plans upended and took airlines a week to recover.

House GOP votes to oust Democrat Omar from major committee

The Republican-led House voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from the chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her anti-Israel comments.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes rare endorsement for Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is throwing her weight behind Southern California Representative Adam Schiff if Dianne Feinstein decides not to run for Senate again.

Matt Mahan kicks off mayoral term with inauguration in San Jose

Considered a newcomer to San Jose politics, Matt Mahan is now Mayor of San Jose. After briefly serving on the City Council, Mahan won a tight race last November against Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez.

Biden lawyer: FBI finds no classified docs at Rehoboth Beach house

Biden's attorney says that agents didn't find any classified documents during the Wednesday search, but did take some handwritten notes and other materials relating to Biden's time as vice president for review.

Judge orders Oakland school board votes to be re-examined

The results of last month's Oakland School District 4 election will be re-examined. Officials said there were problems with how the rank-choice ballots were counted.

Rep. George Santos says he won't serve on his 2 committees for now

Embattled Rep. George Santos of New York has told his Republican colleagues that he is temporarily stepping down from his 2 congressional committees.

Kamala Harris to attend Tyre Nichols' funeral, White House says

The White House said Vice President Kamala Harris was invited to the funeral services planned for Wednesday by Tyre Nichols’ parents. According to the White House, Harris spoke with Nichols' family on the phone.

David Durenberger, former US senator from Minnesota, dies at 88

Former U.S. Senator David Durenberger, a Minnesota Republican who espoused a progressive brand of politics and criticized the GOP after his political career, died Tuesday at age 88.

California insurance bill aims to hold gun owners financially responsible for negligence

Senate Bill 8 is modeled after a law implemented in San Jose January 1st. Senator Skinner says they want individuals, not taxpayers, to be held financially responsible when their firearm is used to harm someone, even if it's unintentional.

TikTok CEO to testify before Congress on app's privacy, data security

The head of TikTok was called to testify on Capitol Hill in a surprise announcement on Monday amid serious allegations about data mining by the Chinese social media app.

California prison inmates to get some Medicaid care

The federal government will allow Medicaid dollars to treat some people in prisons, jails or juvenile detention centers for the first time ever, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday.

Mike Pence says 'mistakes were made' in handling of classified documents

The discovery made public by the former vice president’s team this week marked the latest in a series of recoveries of sensitive documents from the homes of current and former top U.S. officials.

TikTok ban could get House committee vote in February

Congress banned TikTok from government-issued devices, and almost half of U.S. states have implemented similar actions.

1-on-1 with Buttigieg: Transportation secretary talks floods, flights and funding

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is back in Washington D.C. after a stop in San Francisco to deliver a federal grant for the Golden Gate Bridge. Buttigieg spoke to KTVU after his department announced $29.4 million in emergency relief funds to help California repair roads, bridges and highways damaged in our deluge of storms.