Trump makes call for new White House doctor's virus advice

Trump last week announced that Dr. Scott Atlas, a frequent guest on Fox News Channel, has joined the White House as a pandemic adviser.

Puerto Rico governor loses primary of pro-statehood party

Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez has acknowledged losing the primary of her pro-statehood party to Pedro Pierluisi, who briefly served as the U.S. territory’s governor last year amid political turmoil.

White House pushes compromise on post office funding, stimulus checks

Chief of Staff Meadows signals Trump would sign bill with stimulus checks, liability protection for small businesses, PPP extension and post office funding.

Cal ISO follows through with second night of power outages

California ISO ordered the first rolling outages in nearly 20 years on Friday when it directed utilities around the state to shed their power loads.

'Ballot harvesting' targeted amid fight over voting rules

The Nevada lawsuit highlighted a practice that has long fueled Republicans' suspicions about mail-in voting.

Facebook launches voting information hub to encourage users to vote this fall

The Voting Information Center includes posts about changes to voting processes and other announcements from verified area election officials.

South Bay election officials say safeguards in place for November

The issue of voting by mail has taken center stage. Santa Clara County elections officials say they’re in the planning phase for the upcoming presidential election.

Major US postal workers union endorses Biden for president

A major union representing U.S. postal workers endorsed Democrat Joe Biden, a move that comes after President Donald Trump acknowledged he was starving the postal service of money in order to make it more difficult to vote by mail in November’s election.

New Jersey to mail all voters ballots for Nov. election, still offer in-person option

The governor was discussing the changes made by the state during their postponed and nearly all-mail primary on July 7 and announced they would be expanding on that model for the general election.

9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity magazines

The ruling has national implications because other states have similar restrictions, though it immediately applies only to Western states under the appeals court's jurisdiction.

State Sen. Wiener targeted for bill to even out sanctions for sex offenses

California Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to changing how younger offenders, specifically those who identify as LGBTQ, are added to the state's sex offender registry.

Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracy

President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy about Kamala Harris’ eligibility to be president, fueling an online misinformation campaign that parallels the one he used to power his rise into politics.

Bay Area delegates prepare for unconventional DNC

Due to the pandemic, the DNC convention is being scaled down to the size of a computer screen.

Trump administration relaxing showerhead rules

President Donald Trump says showers aren't flowing enough for his taste or his hair.