Gov & Politics

WASHINGTON — Months after wildfires ravaged Los Angeles County, California Sen. Alex Padilla is hoping his bill to overhaul forest management and prevent wildfires might be the first bipartisan measure for President Trump to sign. “I don’t think anything could completely prevent wildfires, but through this work, if we can prevent just one more community from experiencing […]

Donald Trump’s first term as president was characterized by an unprecedented volume of false and misleading statements — exceeding 30,000, according to multiple news organizations. As he advances through the first 100 days of his second term, his administration appears to be intensifying this pattern, amplifying a misinformation apparatus to justify his actions and policy

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — In an action cheered by state environmentalists, the California Coastal Commission has voted to fine a Texas-based oil firm $18 million for failing to obtain necessary permits and reviews in its controversial push to revive oil production off the Gaviota Coast. After hours of public comment Thursday, the commission found that Sable Offshore

On Wednesday, President Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on most of his planned country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs — with the notable exception of the People’s Republic of China. In so strikingly singling out China as the focus of America’s economic and geopolitical ire, Trump was not merely clarifying that the United States views China and

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday the Trump administration should seek the return of the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador, but stopped short of ordering that he be returned to this country. The justices gave a partial win to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a Salvadoran prison because of what

California and a coalition of other states sued Thursday to block the Trump administration’s attempt to take back hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding intended to support the academic recovery of students whose education was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The previously awarded funding — including more than $200 million for California alone

SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Thursday requesting that the federal government bring Andry José Hernández Romero, a Venezuelan immigrant who was deported to a maximum security prison in El Salvador last month, to the U.S. for a judge to evaluate his case. Hernández Romero, a

With masks on and wearing layers of clothing in the hopes of changing their looks before escaping, a dozen pro-Palestinian activists broke a window in the building housing the president’s office at Stanford University last June, so one of them could crawl through and open doors for the rest. They had spent weeks if not

Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ lingering decision about whether to run for governor has other Democrats in the 2026 race steamed, saying the state needs leaders to step up now to protect Californians and combat the destructive policies of President Trump. The criticism of Harris’ delayed decision, which is expected to come this summer, varies

Republicans claim they are slashing government, but they’re about to explode the budget deficit to extend President Trump’s tax cuts — which would balloon interest payments on the national debt, already one of the largest expenses in the federal budget. That’s no way to slash the size of government. They could offset the lost revenue