It turns out Trump’s VP choice may be a pretty good illustration of another old saying, “If you want to understand a story, follow the money.” ...

The MAGA ascendency is evidence that much of the U.S. has entered a post-rational, post-civic political sphere where ...

What a new Trump administration means for immigrants nationwide; Democrats' working-class exodus has set off a reckoning. More stories on The Excerpt.

The last time Trump was in office, California officials filed more than 120 lawsuits challenging his administration’s actions ...

Governor Gavin Newsom called for an "emergency special session" to protect the state against the president-elect's influence, while the Garment Worker Center is working to shield L.A. immigrants from ...

Experts don’t know how much gas prices may rise from the revised California climate program, which tightens standards and gives incentives for low-carbon fuels. The board ordered an annual review of ...

Newsom will likely be testing new messages to suit a new role ... their mission and utility are increasingly cloudy. With Trump headed to the White House, the volume of lies is about to increase at ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is heading to Washington, D.C., this week to push for the Biden administration to safeguard some marquee ...

On Friday, he held a call with about 50,000 people in his small-donor network and called a special legislative session designed to Trump-proof California. As our colleague Christopher Cadelago writes ...

Like it or not, 2025 is right around the corner — and that means more elections are on deck. This upcoming slate of races will be far quieter on the federal level, but plenty of action is happening in ...

The Democratic governor has called a special session with state lawmakers to safeguard California's progressive policies.