Kavanaugh denies accusations from third accuser, saying they're from 'Twilight Zone'

The lawyer for Stormy Daniels came forward with a new allegation on Wednesday, tweeting a formal declaration from a woman who is accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of more sexual misconduct in the 1980s, specifically saying he was present during a "gang rape" where she was a victim.

Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Kavanaugh scheduled for Friday

President Donald Trump denounced Democratic efforts to block Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation as a cynical "con job" on Tuesday and launched a dismissive attack on a second woman accusing the nominee of sexual misconduct in the 1980s, asserting she "has nothing."

Former roommate says Kavanaugh was 'belligerent when he was very drunk'

Brett Kavanaugh's ex-freshman roommate at Yale issued a written statement on Tuesday, after a woman in a New Yorker article accused the Supreme Court nominee of pulling down his pants 35 years ago and thrusting himself in her face.

California ballot initiative seeks to end $77B high speed rail project

Opponents of the California gas tax increase passed by state legislators last year on Tuesday proposed a new ballot measure for 2020 to provide money for road repairs and eliminate the state's $77 billion high-speed rail project.

Berkeley City Council to vote on booking photo policy

The Berkeley City Council on Tuesday night is scheduled to vote on a proposal to order the city's Police Department not to post photos of people arrested at protests unless they pose an immediate threat to the public's safety.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh says he's "not going anywhere" in a televised interview

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh says he's "not going anywhere" in a televised interview in which he denies accusations of sexual misconduct.    Kavanaugh and his wife, Ashley, sat down for an interview with Fox News, which released excerpts before its broadcast Monday evening.    Christine Blasey Ford has accused Kavanaugh of assaulting her at a party when they were teenagers. Kavanaugh...

Trump leads aggressive, all-out GOP drive to save Kavanaugh

Republicans mounted a combative, coordinated drive Monday to salvage Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination as they fought to keep a second woman's allegation of long-ago sexual misconduct from derailing his confirmation. President Donald Trump leapt to his defense, the Senate's top Republican accused Democrats of a "smear campaign" and an emotional Kavanaugh declared,...

Rod Rosenstein to meet President Trump Thursday as deputy attorney general job hangs in balance

President Donald Trump will meet later this week with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the White House said Monday amid indications that Rosenstein was about to lose his job.

Border wall construction to begin in Texas

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency says that new sections of a border wall will begin being built in El Paso, Texas starting on Saturday, September 22.

Kavanaugh accuser wants to talk to Senate; terms up in air

The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a decades-old sexual assault has accepted a Senate committee's request to tell her side next week but Christine Blasey Ford wants to resume negotiations over the exact terms of her appearance, her lawyers said Saturday.

New state law paves way to legally sell food cooked in people's homes

A new state law signed by Governor Jerry Brown this week is paving the way for people to legally sell food they've cooked in their homes.

Spirited first debate between Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke in U.S. Senate race

The gloves came off several times during Friday night’s spirited debate between Republican Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Rep. Beto O'Rourke.

Obama turns focus on Pa., hopes to boost Democrats

Barack Obama was turning his political attention Friday to a state that Donald Trump won as the former president prepared to campaign Friday in Philadelphia with two leading Pennsylvania Democrats running for re-election, Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey.

Gov. Brown blocks later school start time mandate

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Thursday requiring that California middle and high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., saying the decision of when to start classes should be up to schools not the state.

Lawyer: Kavanaugh accuser may testify with right conditions

Christine Blasey Ford would testify next week to the Senate about her accusation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh assaulted her when both were high school students if agreement can be reached to "terms that are fair and which ensure her safety," a Ford attorney told the Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

Goal surpassed in donations for Kavanaugh's accuser, a Palo Alto professor

PALO ALTO (BCN) A Palo Alto University professor who brought sexual assault allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Sunday has been forced to leave her home due to death threats, the woman's attorneys said.

Trump says 'hard' to imagine Kavanaugh did wrong

President Donald Trump says "we'll have to make a decision" if Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's sexual-assault accuser "makes a credible showing" before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He said Wednesday it would be "very interesting."

Kavanaugh's accuser wants FBI probe before she testifies

Christine Blasey Ford wants the FBI to investigate her allegation that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before she testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next week, her lawyers said in a letter sent Tuesday to the panel.