Denser housing near transit stops? L.A. City Council opposes state bill
After a tense and sharply divided debate Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to oppose a state bill that aims to vastly expand high-density…
A bill of rights — then, and now
Watching the often vitriolic debates in Congress these days can be disturbing. But disagreement and debate are part of our national DNA. Consider the Bill…
President Dina Boluarte signs into law Peru’s amnesty bill despite outcry | Human Rights News
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has signed into law a controversial piece of legislation that would shield the military, police and other government-sanctioned forces from prosecution…
Trump’s big bill is powering his mass deportations. Congress is starting to ask questions
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan visited Capitol Hill just weeks after Inauguration Day, with other administration officials and a singular message: They needed money…
Brazil’s President Lula vetoes parts of environmental ‘devastation bill’ | Environment News
Lula approved the controversial bill easing environmental licensing rules, but struck down or altered 63 articles.Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed into…
A proposed California bill aims to safeguard HIV-prevention coverage
State lawmakers are considering a bill meant to protect access to HIV prevention drugs for insured Californians as threats from the federal government continue.Assembly Bill…
Bill and Hillary Clinton subpoened in House committee’s Epstein probe
Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary are among a range of high-profile people to be sent subpoenas from a congressional committee investigating…
easyJet passenger slapped with £96 bill at airport and journey gets ‘even worse’
A woman has claimed she was "unfairly" charged by easyJet when she was travelling from London Luton Airport to Paris - and she said the…
Global corporations in Korea warn against pro-labor bill
The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, which represents hundreds of companies mostly from the United States, opposes the introduction of a controversial pro-labor bill…
California, other states sue Trump administration over bill defunding Planned Parenthood
California and a coalition of other liberal-led states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over a provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” that bars Planned Parenthood…
Romance of Nashville Mayor Is the Talk of the Town : Politics: Bill Boner is engaged although he is still married to his third wife. The couple’s very public romance has both angered and amused residents.
NASHVILLE — The private lives of public figures have increasingly become part of the national scene. Usually, they are caught in the spotlight; they do not turn…
Chris Newman is at the center of the immigration fight — again
Chris Newman was carrying two bags when we recently sat down for breakfast at Homegirl Café in downtown Los Angeles.One was a newish satchel holding…
Zelenskyy promises new bill amid growing pressure over anticorruption law | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has promised to introduce new legislation amid continuing protests and international criticism over a law passed earlier this week that critics…
Federal cuts leave Los Angeles County health system in crisis
Los Angeles County’s health system, which is responsible for the care of the region’s poorest, is careening toward a financial crisis because of cuts from…
Win for the crypto industry: US passed the first major bill to regulate digital assets
ADVERTISEMENT What the US government dubbed as the "Crypto Week" yielded in the House passing the first federal legislation to regulate stablecoins. As it has…
Senate sends bill axing foreign aid, public broadcast funds to House
July 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate early Thursday voted to rescind some $9 billion in federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, two…
President Trump flips most Republican crypto bill no votes
July 16 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said a deal has been made with almost all the Republican House members who sank a procedural vote…
‘Beautiful’ or ‘Ugly,’ Trump’s big bill shapes the battle for House control in 2026 midterms
WASHINGTON — Debate over President Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package is over on Capitol Hill. Now the argument goes national.From the Central Valley of California to Midwestern battlegrounds…
Reparations bill, amid headwinds, could skirt California’s affirmative action ban
SACRAMENTO — With diversity programs under full assault by the Trump administration, California lawmakers are considering a measure that would allow state colleges to consider whether applicants…
Trump: U.S. to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, EU to pay bill
July 14 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States will send Ukraine Patriot air defense system munitions that the European Union…