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Raises in minimum wage went into effect New Year's Day for dozens of cities throughout the Bay Area.
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The big story of the upcoming midterm elections will be the fight over which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives during the last half of President Donald Trump's second term in office. But there's a related issue that is potentially just as important — whether the Trump administration will try to interfere with the way the elections are held. Democrats point to a number of developments over the past year as warning signs. Trump has issued executive orders on voting and targeted groups that organize and fund Democratic campaigns. His Justice Department has sued mostly Democratic-controlled states for detailed voter information. And the administration has sent the military into Democratic-run cities.
Two Democratic candidates are running against U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, in the race for his District 15 House seat, which…
Here we go again. Senators who oppose the American use of military force are trying again to hamstring presidential military action. No matter…
Statewide efforts to boost housing have been ramping up for the better part of a decade, but many are calling this year the most impactful yea…
OAKLAND — California this week dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government’s withdrawing of…
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A federal judge issued a ruling Monday that strikes down California school policies aimed at preventing schools from revealing a student’s gen…
On Dec. 24, 1914, during World War I, impromptu Christmas truces began to take hold along parts of the Western Front, principally between British and German soldiers but also involving French troops.
The Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown. The justices Tuesday declined the Republican administration's emergency request to overturn a ruling by a U.S. district judge that had blocked the deployment of troops. Three justices publicly dissented. The high court order is not a final ruling but could affect other lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump's attempts to deploy the military in other Democratic-led cities. The outcome is a rare Supreme Court setback for Trump, who'd won repeated victories in emergency appeals since taking office in January.
A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died. The inspector general report, released Tuesday, suggests that a new mandate in Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill could help reduce these kind of payments. The bill requires states to audit Medicaid beneficiary lists against the Social Security Administration's Death Master File. Privacy laws currently restrict access to this file. The report recommends states comply with the new mandate to conduct quarterly death checks to prevent further improper payments.
