The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a child of Southern segregation who rose to national prominence as a powerful voice for Black economic and racial equality, has died. Jackson, who…
Read more Jesse Jackson, powerful voice for equality, has diedLos Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman is running for mayor, shaking up the field of candidates one final time. Raman said she will challenge Mayor Karen Bass, her…
Read more Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen BassThe latest nauseant from MAGA types pretending to care about children was dished up last week, but amid the internment of kindergartners, the slashing of funds to catch…
Read more Commentary: MAGA launches another ‘save the children’ campaign targeting LGBTQ+ familiesSAN FRANCISCO — Katie Porter’s still standing, which is saying something. The last time a significant number of people tuned into California‘s low-frequency race for governor was in October, when…
Read more Commentary: They said Katie Porter was dead politically. I checked her pulseWest Sacramento’s mayor is the latest person to announce plans to campaign for one of California’s congressional districts in the 2026 midterm election since the passing of Proposition…
Read more West Sacramento mayor announces campaign for California US House District 6Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at an historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan.Mamdani, a Democrat, was…
Read more Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway stationZohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at an historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan.Mamdani, a Democrat, was…
Read more Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway stationPresident Donald Trump suggested Thursday that the United States is preparing to take new action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela, telling service members during a Thanksgiving…
Read more Trump: US land action against alleged drug-trafficking networks in Venezuela will start ‘very soon’In a fiery rebuttal to allegations he’d criminally misrepresented facts in his mortgage documents, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin) sued Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte on Tuesday…
Read more Rep. Swalwell’s suit alleges abuse of power, adds to scrutiny of Trump official’s mortgage probesResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a way to help identify people at risk of overdosing on stimulants, including cocaine and methamphetamine. “We wanted a tool…
Read more Fatal overdoses involving stimulants have spiked. Local health officials are responding.Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer announced Wednesday that he is running for governor of California, arguing that he is not beholden to special interests and can take…
Read more Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer is running for governorRepublican infighting crescendoed in the aftermath of California voters overwhelmingly approving a Democratic-friendly redistricting plan this week that may undercut the GOP’s control of Congress and derail President…
Read more Republicans, including ‘cowardly’ Schwarzenegger, take heat for lopsided loss on Prop. 50This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Less than a week from Election Day, spending by candidates…
Read more Denver school board election spending tops $1.6 million less than a week from Election DayAmong the small army of prospects who’ve eyed the California governorship, none seemed more qualified than Toni Atkins. After serving on the San Diego City Council, she moved…
Read more Commentary: She was highly qualified to be California governor. Why did her campaign fizzle?State Sen. Scott Wiener is a strategic and effective legislator who rarely lets emotion make his decisions — much like Nancy Pelosi, whose congressional seat he would like…
Read more Commentary: Is Pelosi getting ‘Bidened’? High drama in the scramble for her congressional seatEthan Agarwal, a California Democrat gubernatorial candidate challenging former Representative Katie Porter for the state’s top job, told Newsweek on Thursday that Porter’s recent viral moments reveal “anger…
Read more Katie Porter rival on her “anger” issues and Newsom’s Trump takedownsCelebrated for decades as Hollywood royalty, Jane Fonda could easily be living a comfortable life of extravagance and leisure. Instead, the 87-year-old actor and Vietnam War-era provocateur is…
Read more Jane Fonda, derided as ‘Hanoi Jane’ and a traitor during the Vietnam War, is a modern-day force in Democratic politicsCalifornians were mailed inaccurate voter guides about the November special election asking them whether to redraw congressional district boundaries, according to the secretary of state’s office. The state…
Read more California voters were mailed inaccurate guides ahead of November special electionToni Atkins, a former California Assembly speaker and former president pro tempore of the State Senate, is withdrawing her campaign to become the state’s next governor.She was among…
Read more Former California Senate leader Toni Atkins drops out of 2026 governor’s raceSupporters of the November ballot measure to reconfigure California’s congressional districts — an effort led by Gov. Gavin Newsom to help Democrats win control of the U.S. House…
Read more Supporters of redrawing California’s congressional districts raise tens of millions more than opponents