According to the notification sent to congressional committees on April 23, the Trump administration said it intends to ...

SB 254 by Senator Josh Becker, SB 681 by Senator Dr. Aisha Wahab, SB 638 by Senator Steve Padilla—are part of the Senate’s ...

While the administration has pledged not to cut Medicare or Social Security, local and state officials say uncertainty surrounding the federal budget is forcing them to operate cautiously.

Dozens of groups are urging Congress to overturn the Biden administration’s approval of California’s gas car ban, under which ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China ...

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, says the proposed bill would not only “legalize welfare fraud,” but would also undermine the key programs relied upon by vulnerable Californians.

California legislators are seeking to raise the felony threshold for welfare fraud from $950 to $25,000, which one lawmaker ...

The lawsuits have challenged Trump’s executive orders calling for an end to birthright citizenship and new voting ...

A push for fusion voting in Wisconsin is one of many efforts across the country to bring back the once-popular electoral practice.

The final makeup of the 119th Congress was not settled until a month after the 2024 election as California worked to tabulate ...

Dozens of groups are urging Congress to overturn the Biden administration’s approval of California’s gas car ban, under which ...

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