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08/11/2023

Striking workers in California would get to draw unemployment benefits under a proposal Democrats are preparing to introduce in the final stretch of the legislative session.

The new proposal comes as workers in LA and elsewhere walk out of work.

08/11/2023

The San Francisco dispute reflects a wider reckoning that has played out in Sacramento, pitting the tech sector against organized labor as both sides wrestle over self-driving vehicles’ roles in a changing economy.

San Francisco city officials and firefighters pushed back, warning autonomous vehicles had blocked emergency vehicles and driven erratically as the parent companies withheld vital data.

08/11/2023

California authorities seeking the disbarment of attorney John Eastman — an architect of Donald Trump’s last-gasp effort to subvert the 2020 presidential election — say Trump’s recent indictment is no basis to delay their efforts.

Eastman is trying to delay the trial over his law license in light of the recent Trump indictment.

07/20/2023

Everyone wants to know about Nancy Pelosi’s future.

At least three scenarios could play out in the coming months.

07/10/2023

Three Southern California school board members backed by a far-right pastor narrowly won election last fall in campaigns fueled by pandemic rage.

Now, they’re fighting for their political lives.

Novice school board members get a hard lesson in politics in a region that could determine control of the House.

06/29/2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against affirmative action in higher education, striking down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

In a ruling divided along ideological lines, the high court found that the two universities discriminated against white and Asian American applicants by using race-conscious admissions policies that benefited applicants from underrepresented backgrounds.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority in the case. He was joined by the five other conservative justices. The three liberals dissented.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/29/supreme-court-ends-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions-00104179

06/22/2023

As the nation nears the one year anniversary of the fall of Roe, nearly a dozen challenges to abortion restrictions filed by clergy members and practitioners of everything from Judaism to Satanism that are now making their way through state and federal courts.

Jews, Episcopalians, Unitarians, Satanists and other people of faith say the laws infringe on their religious rights.

06/22/2023

It wasn’t long ago when Gavin Newsom annoyed Biden world by not squashing rumors of a 2024 run. But the California governor has since become a loyal soldier for the president.

After some skepticism and mistrust of the younger governor, the president and his political orbit have found a loyal soldier in California.

06/09/2023

Current and former national security officials claim the case in Trump's 2nd unsealed indictment is “devastating” against him and that “damage” may have been done to U.S. national security.

The material in the former president’s possession include information on U.S. nuclear programs, according to an indictment.

06/09/2023

Yes, Donald Trump faces years in prison if found guilty of mishandling classified documents. No, there's nothing stopping him from continuing to run for president again.

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He could follow the playbook of the socialist firebrand Eugene V. Debs, who in 1920 received nearly a million votes while behind bars.

06/09/2023

The Supreme Court just handed Democrats a huge favor: a ruling that likely widens their path back to the House majority in 2024.

The shocking decision could have a domino effect.

06/09/2023

Donald Trump has been indicted for his handling of classified documents after he left the White House. Here's what you should know about the case.

What are the likely charges? Will Trump turn himself into authorities? And could he face prison time?