Elizabeth Warren health care plan pledges no middle class tax increase

(AP) -- Elizabeth Warren promised Friday to spend more than $20 trillion over the next decade to provide government-funded health care to every American without raising middle class taxes -- finally offering ideas about how to implement the massive "Medicare for All" program without taking a larger bite out of most Americans' salaries.

Democrats push impeachment rules package through House

The vote was a victory for majority Democrats, who will control the investigation in the House.

National Security Council aide to President Trump resigns on eve of his testimony in House impeachment probe

President Donald Trump's top adviser for Russian and European affairs is leaving his job at the White House, a day before he's scheduled to testify before the House impeachment investigators, a senior administration official said Wednesday.

Dems introduce resolution formalizing impeachment inquiry procedures

House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a resolution to formalize their impeachment inquiry and adopt rules to govern the proceedings, following sustained complaints by Republicans in Congress and the White House that the secretive inquiry hasn't followed past precedent and violates the president's due process rights.

California Rep. Katie Hill resigns amid ethics investigation, saying photos of her had been 'weaponized'

But in recent days, compromising photos of Rep. Katie Hill and purported text messages from her to a campaign staffer surfaced online in a right-wing publication and a British tabloid.

Judge: Justice Department must give House Mueller grand jury evidence

A judge on Friday ordered the Justice Department to give the House secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, handing a victory to Democrats who want it for the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

Trump includes Colorado in states getting border wall

President Donald Trump's boast of building part of the border wall in Colorado is garnering attention in the state, including from the state's governor, Democrat Jared Polis.

San Francisco interim D.A. ends program that allowed first time DUI offenders to avoid convictions

San Francisco's Interim District Attorney Suzy Loftus, who took office Saturday, announced Wednesday that she's ending a pilot program that allowed first time DUI offenders to avoid criminal conviction.

Chaotic scene as Republicans storm closed-door impeachment inquiry deposition

Several Republican House members held a news conference outside the secure room where the deposition was taking place and then pushed into the committee room, bringing the session to a halt.

Trump announces permanent 'cease-fire' in Syria

President Donald Trump is claiming "big success" along the Turkey-Syria border as the United States winds down its military commitment in Syria, where a civil war has raged for eight years.

Billboard company pulls controversial ads from SF mayoral candidate

The company that owns several billboard locations around the Bay Area, has removed three controversial ads paid for by San Francisco mayoral candidate Ellen Lee Zhou. 

Trump likens House impeachment inquiry to 'a lynching'

President Donald Trump injected racial overtones into the House impeachment inquiry Tuesday by comparing the Democratic-led investigation into his handling of U.S. policy toward Ukraine to a "lynching." The highest-ranking African American in Congress warned Trump about making the comparison.

Former President Jimmy Carter back in the hospital

(AP) -- Former President Jimmy Carter is in the hospital again after falling and fracturing his pelvis Monday evening at his home in Plains, Georgia.

California Gov. Newsom wants investigation of high gas prices

Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked California's attorney general to investigate why the state's gas prices are so high.

Facebook announces plans to combat election 2020 misinformation

Facebook's CEO announced new security measures aimed at combating misinformation on the social media platform ahead of the 2020 election.

Trump bemoans GOP for not sticking together on impeachment

The House impeachment inquiry is moving quickly. President Trump lashed out during a cabinet meeting Monday where he told fellow GOP members to "get tougher and fight."

Trump calls emoluments clause 'phony,' lashes out at critics after G-7 move from Doral

President Donald Trump lashed out Monday at critics who prompted him to move next year's Group of Seven summit from his private golf club in Florida, claiming he would have hosted it for free and now it will end up costing taxpayers "a fortune."