Melania Trump appears on cover of Vanity Fair Mexico's Feb. issue

Well, isn't that ironic... Amid tensions between the U.S. and Mexico, Vanity Fair Mexico released its February issue, featuring First Lady Melania Trump on the cover.

Hundreds of pipeline protesters gather at San Francisco federal building

Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal building in San Francisco to protest President Donald Trump’s plan to move forward with two controversial pipeline projects.

Trump proposes big import tax, triggering fight with Mexico

Determined to wall off America's border with Mexico, President Donald Trump triggered a diplomatic clash and a fresh fight over trade Thursday as the White House proposed a 20 percent tax on imports from the key U.S. ally and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto abruptly scrapped next week's trip to Washington.

Trump calls Chelsea Manning ‘Ungrateful Traitor' after she blasts Obama

President Trump has lashed out against classified document leaker Chelsea Manning, after she criticized former-President Obama and called him a weak leader.

Bill introduced to create new gender marker for State IDs

State senators from San Francisco and San Diego announced today a bill to create a new gender marker for people to more accurately describe what gender they feel best describes them on state-issued identification documents.

Official: Mexico's president 'considering' scrapping US trip

Mexico's president says he rejects the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to build a border wall and repeated that his country would not pay for it. 

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto cancels trip to White House

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says he has informed the White House he has canceled trip to Washington.

Bay Area man fears his sisters will be trapped overseas if Trump signs refugee ban

A Bay Area man is worried that two of his sisters and their families, all Syrian refugees, might be banned from entering the United States if President Donald Trump signs the draft of an executive order that would ban Syrian refugees and put more restrictions on who can enter the U.S.

Executive order calls for published weekly sanctuary city crime updates

Part of President Trump's executive order on interior immigration enforcement includes weekly publication of a list of crimes said to be committed by undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities.

Bay Area mayors respond to Trump sanctuary city plan

President Donald Trump today signed an executive order denying federal grant funds to cities such as San Francisco with "sanctuary city" policies limiting local law enforcement's cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Trump moves to build border wall, cut sanctuary city funds

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will use his executive authority Wednesday to jumpstart construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall, one of his signature campaign promises. He is also expected to target so-called sanctuary cities and potentially restrict the flow of refugees to the United States, according to administration officials.

Psychology behind similar-minded political social-media posts

If it seems like you're seeing a lot of political posts on social media, you're right.  Recently released numbers from Facebook show tens of millions of politically-themed content was posted last Friday solely related to the inauguration.

President Trump to move on border security, immigration enforcement

President Donald Trump will begin rolling out executive actions on immigration Wednesday, beginning with steps to tighten border security -- including his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border -- and other domestic immigration enforcement measures, according to two administration officials.

Emergency ordinance toughens tenant protections in wake of Oakland's Ghost Ship Fire

An emergency ordinance requiring landlords to pay more assistance to tenants evicted over code violations was passed unanimously by the Oakland City Council at a special meeting Monday.

With Trump's swearing-in, Israel pushes ahead on settlements

Israel announced plans Tuesday to build 2,500 more settler homes on the West Bank, moving to step up construction just days after the swearing-in of Donald Trump brought to power a U.S. administration seen as friendly to the settlement movement.

The Latest: Farmer vows to keep fighting pipeline

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump signing executive actions to advance the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines (all times local): 11:30 a.m. President Donald Trump has signed executive actions to advance the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines. Trump tells reporters in the Oval Office that the construction of the...

Obama released $221M to Palestinian Authority in final hours at White House

Officials say the Obama administration in its waning hours defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton reveals he has prostate cancer

Following a brief fainting spell Monday night, Governor Mark Dayton returned to work Tuesday. While being asked about his health, Dayton reveals he was diagnosed with prostate cancer last week.