Attacks on LGBTQ+ rights at forefront of California’s governor’s race
PALM SPRINGS — In a ballroom packed with more than 1,000 people raising money for LGBTQ+ youths, veteran California legislative leader Toni Atkins didn’t mince words: To…
Trump administration and Democrats near deal for more coronavirus aid to small businesses
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and congressional Democrats expressed optimism Sunday that more than $450 billion in loans and aid to Americans most affected by the coronavirus…
Democrats decry being fired from Consumer Product Safety Commission
May 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has fired three Democrats sitting on the five-member Consumer Product Safety Commission. Former chair Alex Hoehn-Saric and Commissioners…
Most Californians favor proving citizenship to vote, poll finds
While California voters are sharply divided along partisan lines when it comes to election integrity and voter fraud, they broadly support a politically-charged proposal from…
Despite political promises, Californians are stressed about their finances
SACRAMENTO — After voters in November sent a clear message that the rising cost of living remained a top concern, California lawmakers came to the Capitol vowing…
Noem says Abrego Garcia will ‘never return’ as Democrats grill DHS secretary at budget hearing
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem takes her seat before members of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Thursday to testify on the agency’s proposed…
House follows Trump lead with vote to change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update…
Energy Department secretary clashes with Democrats over funding freezes, job cuts
WASHINGTON -- Energy Secretary Chris Wright clashed with House Democrats on Wednesday over Energy Department funding freezes and steep cuts proposed by the Trump administration.…
California Democrats killed, then resurrected, a bill to crack down on buying teens for sex
SACRAMENTO — Are California Democrats soft when it comes to protecting minors from sex trafficking?It’s a question that has caused chaos in the state Capitol for more…
California Democrats, Republicans sound alarm over Head Start cuts
On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of legislators in Sacramento released a letter urging California’s congressional delegation to protect the embattled Head Start program and reject…
Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez: A billionaire and a former bartender emerge as Trump resistance leaders
ATLANTA — The billionaire heir and the former bartender.Many Democrats have been in and out of the spotlight as the party looks for effective counters to President…
Democrats approve striking penalty for soliciting older teens from bill
SACRAMENTO — Despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections, Democratic state lawmakers on Thursday approved changes to a bill that removed tougher penalties for soliciting 16- or 17-year-olds…
Newsom says soliciting older minors should be a felony in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke out Tuesday in support of legislation that sought to increase the punishment to a felony for soliciting a 16- or 17-year-old…
Contributor: Democrats, please stop trying to be cool
Spring is in the air, and Democrats are rummaging through the political closet and trying on different looks. When just a little more than a…
Forget Indigenous Peoples Day, Trump says. Columbus Day will now just be Columbus Day
President Trump made clear Sunday that he would not follow his predecessor’s practice of recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day alongside Columbus Day in October, accusing Democrats…
At packed town hall, Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff warns of a ‘constitutional crisis’
SAN LUIS OBISPO — The Trump administration’s controversial deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia has sent the United States hurtling into a constitutional crisis, U.S. Sen. Adam…
High hopes but long odds against a GOP governor in California
The year was 2010. Donald Trump starred in Season 3 of “The Celebrity Apprentice.” Obamacare squeaked through Congress. Justin Bieber — with help from Ludacris…
Senate Democrats ask SSA watchdog to investigate impact of DOGE cuts
April 23 (UPI) -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other top Senate Democrats asked the Social Security Administration's acting inspector general Wednesday to investigate…
Gavin Newsom, Chris Van Hollen and the news cycle no Democrat wanted
Gov. Gavin Newsom made headlines Friday for his comments about wrongfully deported Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia, when he was trying to make news about…
Democrats visit El Salvador in hopes of returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia
WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats flew to El Salvador on Sunday to push for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly removed from…