Does California use a “loophole” to give Medicaid to undocumented immigrants?
Of all the finger-pointing and recriminations that come with the current federal government shutdown, one of the most striking elements is that the Trump administration…
Trump uses repeated funding cuts to pressure California, complicating state’s legal fight
The federal Office for Victims of Crime announced in the summer that millions of dollars approved for domestic violence survivors and other crime victims would…
Florida received more immigrants per capita than any other state under Biden
ORLANDO, Fla. — After Paola Freites was allowed into the U.S. in 2024, she and her husband settled in Florida, drawn by warm temperatures, a large Latino…
States sue Trump administration for tying aid to immigration laws
California and other Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration on Monday for allegedly stripping them of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal security and…
Noah Wyle, ‘The Pitt’ creator champion filming in L.A. after Emmys win
“The Pitt” may not be set in Los Angeles, but its cast and creatives are proud that it’s filmed there. HBO Max’s hour-by-hour look at…
Missouri Senate passes Trump-backed plan that could help Republicans win an additional U.S. House seat
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Republicans handed President Trump a political victory Friday, giving final legislative approval to a redistricting plan that could help Republicans win an…
California electric vehicle drivers will lose carpool lane privileges
SACRAMENTO — A popular perk for California drivers of electric and low-emission cars is coming to an end. Beginning Oct. 1, motorists with a Clean Air Vehicle…
Trump’s military deployment cost $120 million, Newsom says
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that President Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles amounted to costly political theater, saddling taxpayers with…
This red state fears Californians bringing ‘radical, leftist’ agenda
It’s not easy being from California, especially if you’re hoping to leave the Golden State’s fires and rising home costs behind and move to a…
Contributor: California must fight Texas’ redistricting fire with fire
It’s not a surprise that Donald Trump has pushed Texas Republicans to redraw congressional district lines to find five more GOP seats for the U.S.…
Many voters undecided in governor’s race and about redistricting.
Many voters are undecided in California’s 2026 governor’s race as well as about Democratic efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts in an effort to…
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…
California, other states sue over USDA demand for SNAP recipients’ data
California and a coalition of other liberal-led states filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent demand that they turn over…
How redistricting in Texas, California could change House elections
WASHINGTON — Congressional redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling. Now, Texas Republicans want…
Newsom redistricting threat fits a pattern of ignoring voters
In 2010, California voters drove the foxes from the henhouse, seeing to it that lawmakers in Washington and Sacramento would no longer have the power…
California, 17 other states challenge ‘suspicionless’ stops by masked ICE agents in L.A.
California and a coalition of 17 other states threw their support Monday behind a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of recent federal immigration enforcement raids in…
California lawmakers OK expanded $750-million film tax credit program
After weathering a pandemic, dual strikes and massive wildfires, Hollywood is finally getting a lifeline.California legislators voted Friday to more than double the amount allocated…
ICE arrests 84 people at Louisiana racetrack
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 84 people unlawfully in the country during a raid at a southwestern Louisiana racetrack, the agency announced…
The gift Trump never meant to give: the spotlight to Newsom
SACRAMENTO — President Trump craves attention and will stoop to any depth to grab it — even pour gasoline on a kindling fire in Los Angeles. But…
California petitions FDA to undo RFK Jr.’s new limits on abortion pill mifepristone
California and three other states petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday to ease its new restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, citing the…