Politics

Oakland city councilmembers resolved on Thursday to put a measure to strengthen the police commission before voters in November. 

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's outrage over a Republican lawmaker’s verbal assault broadened into an extraordinary moment on the House floor Thursday as she and other Democrats assailed a sexist culture of “accepting violence and violent language against women” whose adherents include President Donald Trump.

Trump said during the coronavirus press briefing on Thursday that he will still deliver a convention speech in a format to be determined. He added that convention delegates will still gather in North Carolina and formally nominate him for re-election.

Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was the country's “first” racist president.

Since 1975, California has caped damages for pain and suffering in medical malpractice lawsuits at $250,000.

President Donald Trump spoke at a coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday, an event that was revived this week following a three-month hiatus.

The reality TV star and beauty mogul posted a lengthy message Wednesday on her Instagram Live feed, explaining that life has been complicated for her family and West, who ranted against historical figure Harriet Tubman and discussed abortion on Sunday while he declared himself a presidential candidate.

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted on a handful of charter amendments to be placed on the San Francisco's November ballot, but ultimately shot down one measure that would've created a Public Advocate Office.

Trump announced he would revive the briefings on Monday, though White House officials said hours before he was to take the podium that the format and frequency hadn’t been finalized.

The former vice president is planning to provide more details during an afternoon speech near his home in Wilmington, Delaware.

Amid the growing outrage over the tactics used by the Trump administration against protesters in Portland, the president doubled down on his plans to use federal agents where there have been demonstrations, suggesting “more federal law enforcement” would be deployed in cities including Oakland.