President Donald Trump signed the legislation later in the evening, ending the historic funding lapse. The House passed a government funding package late Wednesday that will close out the longest shutdown in history. Members returned to Washington after a 54-day recess to vote on the shutdown-ending bill brokered across party lines in the Senate. They … Read more
He said the FBI asked Dana Williamson last year to assist with an investigation into Newsom, but that she “had not seen any misconduct by the governor of any kind.” The attorney for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s embattled former chief ripped her arrest on Wednesday as “grandstanding” by the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump. … Read more
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to cap rent increases for most apartments, a decision that continues a wave of tenant victories in the city and across the country. For the first time in decades, the Los Angeles city council overhauled its rent control rules on Wednesday, sharply lowering the annual rent increases facing … Read more
President Isaac Herzog said the violence committed by a “handful” of perpetrators “crosses a red line.” JERUSALEM — Israel’s president and high-ranking military officials on Wednesday condemned attacks a day earlier by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, calling for an end to a growing wave of settler violence in the occupied territory. … Read more
The U.S. president is threatening a $1 billion lawsuit against Britain’s state broadcaster over an incorrect edit of a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021. LONDON — Donald Trump’s war against the media has gone international. Britain’s public service broadcaster has until 10 p.m. U.K. time on Friday to retract a 2024 documentary that … Read more
A political movement predicated on opposition must adapt to having one of its own in City Hall. NEW YORK — New York City’s democratic socialists — adept organizers and fluent in the politics of protest — must now add an unfamiliar label to their repertoire: Bureaucrat. In the wake of mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win, the … Read more
Linda Sun is accused of using her job with two New York governors to help the Chinese government in exchange for payments to her husband’s business. They pled not guilty. The former aide to two New York governors charged with acting as an unregistered Chinese agent heads to federal court in Brooklyn Wednesday for the … Read more
The California governor and likely 2028 presidential contender called on Democrats to keep turning out for critical races still on the horizon. Gavin Newsom, rallying Democrats in deep-red Texas on Saturday, urged the party base to set its sights on returning Democrats to power in 2026 and 2028, as he returned to ground zero of … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom is claiming the U.S. climate leadership mantle, despite some bruising from President Donald Trump. SÃO PAULO — Gavin Newsom is about to take the stage at a global climate summit where world leaders are scarce — and a turn in the spotlight is wide open. The California governor’s task at United Nations … Read more
The younger Pelosi, an attorney, author and party organizer, will instead run for the California state Senate. SAN FRANCISCO — Christine Pelosi said Monday that she will run for a California state Senate seat, passing on a campaign for the House seat long held by her mother, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The younger Pelosi, an … Read more