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California Lawmakers Saw Sen. Alex Padilla’s Forceful Removal From a Briefing as ‘Lawless’

By Amelia Benavides-Colón and Samuel Larreal
Burgum Tells California Democrats that Budget Cuts Are Higher Priority than Some ‘Solid’ Programs

By Em Luetkemeyer
A California Lawmaker Is Introducing a Bill to Stop Funding El Salvador’s Notorious Mega Prison

By Emily Kennard
Gavin Newsom’s Potential 2028 Rivals Steer Clear on the LA Protests

By Alex Roarty
Newsom Seeks Restraining Order to Stop Trump’s ‘Unlawful Militarization’ of LA

By Nuha Dolby
Trump Says He Could Invoke the Insurrection Act in Los Angeles

By Violet Jira
Mike Johnson Says Gavin Newsom ‘Ought to Be Tarred and Feathered’

By Nuha Dolby
Northern California Lawmakers Sound the Alarm on Trump’s Military Mobilization

By Em Luetkemeyer
California Sues Trump — But Chooses to Avoid a Power Struggle

By Jose Pagliery
Trump Says He Supports Arresting California Gov. Gavin Newsom

By Nuha Dolby
House Democrats Start New ‘Veterans Caucus’ to Directly Respond to Trump

By John T. Seward
House Republicans Found a New Way to Go After Abortion Access in Blue States

By Oriana González
Democrats Balk at Hegseth’s Order to Strip Harvey Milk’s Name From Navy Ship

By John T. Seward
California ‘Can’t Bend the Knee’: Democrats Want Their State to Hold the Line on Trans Rights

By Samuel Larreal
Trump Wants to Slash HUD — With an Exception

By Amelia Benavides-Colón
Hawley Says He’ll ‘Do Everything I Can to Kill’ the AI Provision in the House’s Reconciliation Bill

By Samuel Larreal
Democrats Want to Force Republicans to Vote on Whether They’re OK With Trump’s Memecoin Activity

By Samuel Larreal
Senate Overturns California’s Electric Vehicle Mandate in Defiance of Parliamentarian

By Anna Kramer, Ursula Perano and Em Luetkemeyer
A Group of Freshman Democrats Want to Let Citizens Sue Elon Musk Over DOGE Cuts

By Samuel Larreal
House Republicans Want to Block States From Regulating AI — But Congress Hasn’t Made Progress on Its Own Guardrails

By Samuel Larreal
Republicans Are About to Overrule the Parliamentarian. Dems Say It’s a Warning Sign for Reconciliation.

By Ursula Perano and Helen Huiskes
Gavin Newsom’s Push to Ban Homeless Encampments Is Making Housing Advocates Uncomfortable

By Amelia Benavides-Colón and Samuel Larreal
There’s a New Bipartisan Caucus Borne Out of Frustration And... ‘Abundance’

By Samuel Larreal
Trump Wants Tariffs on Foreign-Produced Films — Some Democrats Say That Would be Chaos

By Samuel Larreal
‘It’s a Stupid Idea’: California Lawmakers Aren’t Taking Trump’s Alcatraz Ambition Seriously

By Mark Alfred
SALT Republicans Are ‘Far Away From the Deal’ After Meeting With House Leadership

By Shifra Dayak
Some Lawmakers Are Eyeing a Federal Fix for California’s Slow Vote Counting

By Mark Alfred
The California GOP’s Chair Says the Party Can Make Inroads in Blue Areas. Democrats Say Bring It On.

By Samuel Larreal
‘We Can Fight This’: California Lawmakers Don’t Want the State to Cooperate With Trump’s Education Ultimatum

By Mark Alfred
California Democrats Blast RFK Jr. For Canceling the State’s Cash Welfare Pilot Program

By Samuel Larreal