As scientists sound the alarm, the world is committing to climate action “with or without the United States.” At the mouth of ...

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) made the right decision by withholding support for partisan redistricting in his ...

Dana Williamson, ex-chief of staff to Gov. Gavin Newsom, was indicted on 23 counts for allegedly stealing $225,00 in ...

The masks were a way for officers to opt out—to wall off the political complexities of their work or, for some, the moral ...

Despite the passage of dozens of new laws, California's housing crisis remains far from solved, but the foundation for a new ...

It’s the quiet ones you need to watch out for.” That also applies to the elder ones! We’re not sitting around knitting and playing Canasta. You’ve read about my new musical venture in a previous ...

California's governor gambled and won, raised his national profile and fortified his fund-raising base. But Newsom's biggest ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

With Proposition 50, Newsom successfully bet he could persuade California voters to throw out independently drawn U.S. House ...

Celebrating his recent redistricting victory, the California governor swooped into a state led by a Republican rival and sent ...

Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell is in a war of words with U.S. Attorney Leah Foley over ICE agents wearing masks on the job, ...

California is in crisis — not because of Donald Trump or ICE, but because of the reckless, corrupt leadership of Governor Gavin Newsom and the state’s Democratic establishment. While media ...