Democrat Dwight Evans, GOP Don Bacon won’t seek House re-election
June 30 (UPI) -- Two U.S. House members -- Democrat Dwight Evans and Republican Don Bacon -- announced Monday they will not seek a third…
Paramount stalls $35 million ’60 Minutes’ settlement, slowing merger
June 19 (UPI) -- Paramount has pulled back on a $35 million settlement with President Donald Trump after he sued the media company over a…
As Washington loses luster, more senators run for governor
Decades ago, Pete Wilson did something unusual. The U.S. senator came home to run for California governor. The path to power typically goes the opposite…
LAPD warns ‘many more arrests’ as 700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles
June 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump escalated a war of words with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday, as the administration authorized the deployment…
700 Marines deployed to LA as Trump, Gov. Newsom clash over response
June 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump publicly endorsed the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday during a war of words, as the…
Marchers rally on the National Mall for WorldPride 2025
June 8 (UPI) -- More than 1,000 people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sunday as part of WorldPride 2025 to protest…
Democrats are busy bashing themselves. Needed, or just needy?
To hear Republicans tell it, California is a failed state and Donald Trump won the presidency in a landslide that gives him a mandate to…
Yelling and cursing galore as California Democrats gather
It’s not easy being a Democrat in these Trumpian times, as each day brings fresh tales of conquest and pillage.Still, despite all that, 4,000 stiff-upper-lipped…
Kamala Harris’ rival Antonio Villaraigosa explains his attacks
If Kamala Harris runs for California governor, the job is essentially hers for the taking.So goes the common wisdom.After all, she’s a household name, which…
Rules Committee advances budget bill to full House after 22-hour hearing
May 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. House Rules Committee, after 22 hours of proceedings, late Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's legislative agenda that experts say…
Biden shares thanks for ‘love and support’ after prostate cancer diagnosis
May 19 (UPI) -- Former President Joe Biden sent out a thank you Monday to those who have shown concern since it was announced that…
Kamala Harris needs to decide why she wants to be governor
For some folks, this summer will be a time of relaxation: picnics, barbecues, vacation. For others, a mad scramble between work and swim meets, baseball…
John Ewing Jr. wins Omaha election; becomes city’s first Black mayor
May 14 (UPI) -- Democrat John Ewing Jr. defeated incumbent Republican Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert to become Omaha's first Black mayor. Ewing, a former Omaha…
Kamala Harris blasts Trump policies in key speech after leaving office
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, in her sharpest remarks about President Trump since leaving office, blasted his policies as a dangerous betrayal of the nation’s…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris slated to deliver a pointed critique of Trump
Former Vice President Kamala Harris plans to offer a pointed critique of President Trump and his policies on Wednesday in her first major speech since…
Longtime California Congresswoman Barbara Lee wins Oakland mayoral race
1 of 3 | Chair Emeriti of the House Progressive Caucus Barbara Lee, D-CA, speaks during a press conference with other members on the Inflation…
Trump revokes security clearances of former opponents, including Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton
Vice President Kamela Harris (left) and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attend the inauguration of Donald Trump in the rotunda of the United States…
Trump targets Biden, Harris in US security clearance purge | Politics News
The executive order also targets Hillary Clinton and Antony Blinken, former state secretaries, and some Republicans.US President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of…
On the campaign trail, Kamala Harris tries on a sequined jacket, and men go nuts
Every four years, aspiring presidential nominees leave behind families, jobs and, frequently, their dignity to prove they are worthy of the votes of everyday people.Senators,…
Fed holds interest rates steady as U.S. economy attempts to navigate Trump policy
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies at a House hearing in Washington, D.C., in February. "If the economy remains strong, and inflation does not continue…