Fresno County voters will decide the fate of a controversial half-cent transportation sales tax this November after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation requiring local officials to place the citizen-backed measure on the ballot. The “Better Roads, Safe Streets” initiative…
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from suspending roughly $240 million in federal homelessness funding for Los Angeles, delivering a setback to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to demand greater accountability from the city’s troubled…
Democrat Xavier Becerra holds a commanding lead over Republican Steve Hilton in the race to become California’s next governor, according to a new poll showing the GOP nominee gaining some ground but still facing a steep uphill battle. The latest…
Rep. Lauren Boebert’s 21-year-old son, Tyler Boebert, has accepted a plea deal in a child abuse case that could result in jail time, adding to the mounting legal troubles facing the Colorado congresswoman’s eldest son. Under an offer from the…
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman says he has no intention of campaigning against fellow Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick when the Republican is up for reelection, highlighting the unusually close relationship between the two senators from opposing parties. Fetterman made the declaration…
New details are emerging about the extraordinary security operation that secretly moved President Donald Trump out of Turkey last month, with officials reportedly fearing that an Iranian operative armed with a shoulder-fired missile could target the president’s aircraft. The threat…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her position at the end of August, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, ending her historic tenure shortly after she returned from maternity leave following the birth of her second child.…
Long Island Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen is facing criticism after touting $500,000 in federal funding for a local fire department and library even though she voted against the final spending package that delivered the money. Gillen recently announced that the…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to equip officers with specialized gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks, giving agents another non-lethal option for quickly gaining control of combative individuals. ICE plans to spend up to $20 million purchasing…
Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey has signed legislation eliminating the state’s gestational age limit on abortion, making Massachusetts one of a small group of states without a specific gestational cutoff written into its abortion law. The Prioritizing Patient Access to…
