FBI report: Anti-Trump texts 'cast a cloud' over email probe

As the FBI investigated both candidates running for president in 2016, two FBI employees exchanged thousands of personal texts and messages that included a running political commentary -- including newly released messages in which one of them expressed a desire to "stop" the election of Donald Trump.

Trump announces US tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports

The Trump administration announced a 25 percent tariff on up to $50 billion worth of Chinese imports on Friday, instantly escalating a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies.

White House: Trump doesn't really oppose immigration bill

 President Donald Trump ignited eleventh-hour confusion Friday over Republican efforts to push immigration legislation through the House, when he said he wouldn't sign a "moderate" package. But the White House later walked back the comments, formally endorsing the measure and saying Trump had been confused.

Clinton, Giffords, students from Parkland and Chicago attend 25th anniversary of SF mass shooting

The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence marked the 25th Anniversary of San Francisco's worst mass shooting, with an awards dinner Thursday night that remembered the victims and survivors of the tragedy. 

Separating Families: Bay Area resists with anti-zero tolerance rallies

Several anti-zero tolerance rallies were held around the Bay Area Thursday. The largest was at San Jose City Hall, where hundreds gathered to denounce what they call a “terrorist policy.”

The Latest: House immigration bill includes 'Dreamer' visas

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on Congress and immigration legislation (all times local): 5:15 p.m. House Republicans are reviewing a discussion draft of a sweeping immigration bill that includes a visa system for young "Dreamers" and other immigrants and $25 billion for President Donald Trump's promised border wall with Mexico. The measure released Thursday sticks to Trump's...

Trump accused in lawsuit of misusing charitable foundation

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York's attorney general sued President Donald Trump and his foundation Thursday, accusing him of illegally using the charity's money to settle disputes involving his business empire and to boost his political fortunes during his run for the White House.

Watchdog: Comey insubordinate, not biased in Clinton probe

In a stinging rebuke, the Justice Department watchdog declared Thursday that former FBI Director James Comey was "insubordinate" in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation in the explosive final months of the 2016 presidential campaign. But it also found there was no evidence that Comey's or the department's final conclusions were motivated by political bias toward either...

London Breed's Western Addition success story

London Breed's ascent from a childhood in poverty just blocks from City Hall, to standing on the brink of becoming the first African American woman to serve as San Francisco mayor was a sight that brought some African American residents to tears Wednesday. 

New York attorney general sues Trump Foundation

President Donald Trump's charitable foundation served as a personal piggy bank for his businesses, legal bills and presidential campaign, New York's attorney general said Wednesday as she sued the charity, Trump and three of his children. 

Report: Northern California ICE raid exceeded expectations

New figures show a controversial ICE raid in Northern California and the Bay Area exceeded initial expectations, netting more arrests than predicted. 

San Francisco elects first African-American woman as mayor

London Breed was poised to become the first African-American woman elected to lead San Francisco following a hard-fought campaign when a former state senator conceded and congratulated her Wednesday, more than a week after the election. 

Initiative to split up California projected to make ballot

A ballot initiative that aims to split the current state of California into three states is now eligible for placement on the November 2018 election ballot.

Trump claim raises eyebrows: North Korea no longer a nuke threat?

America and the world can "sleep well tonight," President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday, boasting that his summit with Kim Jong Un had ended any nuclear threat from North Korea though the meeting produced no details on how or when weapons might be eliminated or even reduced.

Trump, Kim sign 'important' unspecified document

President Donald Trump said it himself to Congress and the American people: "No regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship in North Korea."

Breed keeps top spot in mayor's race 1 week after Election Day

San Francisco’s mayor’s race is still too close to call. But London Breed, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors pulled ahead just slightly over the weekend. 

Supreme Court allows Ohio, other state voter purges

States can target people who haven't cast ballots in a while in efforts to purge their voting rolls, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that has drawn wide attention amid stark partisan divisions and the approach of the 2018 elections.

A look at what to expect from the Kim-Trump summit

SINGAPORE (AP) - After a sudden and welcome turn to diplomacy following last year's threats, insults and fears of war - remember "fire and fury" and "dotard"? - Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are ready to shake hands, sit down face-to-face and ... do what exactly?