SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Every year, state employee compensation is part of California’s budget conversation. It will be no different in 2026.

California will face familiar, precarious budget conditions next year. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office recently published the 2026-27 fiscal outlook, which revealed that Gov. Gavin Newsom ...Read more

DENVER — Six county clerks again urged Gov. Jared Polis to refuse a federal request to transfer Tina Peters into federal custody Tuesday, with one official arguing that the governor’s silence on the request was “deafening” and “offensive.”

“This issue absolutely transcends politics,” the official, Boulder County Clerk Molly ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln left San Diego on deployment Friday with virtually no fanfare and a mission that has yet to be publicly defined by the Navy.

The Abe, as many call it, was accompanied by the Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen and is expected to be joined by other warships in the coming days.

The ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the CROWN Act into law Tuesday, a landmark bill that prohibits discrimination based on a person’s hair type, texture, or style.

The act, which stands for Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, applies to every Pennsylvanian, but is especially impactful to Black men and, particularly, ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Residents in Kansas City and across Missouri on Tuesday received a mass text urging them not to sign onto a campaign to strike down the state’s gerrymandered congressional map.

The text message, which was also sent to multiple reporters at The Star, said it was paid for by the Republican National Committee. The RNC has ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The White House denied that Donald Trump was considering removing FBI Director Kash Patel following a report that the president is weighing his ouster amid a string of controversies.

MS NOW reported Tuesday that Trump was considering replacing Patel with FBI co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey, as concerns swirled over the director...Read more

Louisiana’s surgeon general and former House member Ralph Abraham will assume the No. 2 position at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a department spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.

Abraham, an outspoken critic of mass vaccination and strong supporter of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA agenda, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress who produced an explosive video last week said Tuesday they have been informed that the FBI is investigating them.

The agency is seeking interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers, who were contacted through their respective chambers’ sergeant-at-arms’ offices, the members said.

In the video posted last...Read more

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge ordered Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving his 27-year sentence behind bars, deepening a dramatic downfall for the former president who was convicted of plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to start the sentence Tuesday, days after his weekend arrest for ...Read more

NEW YORK — In vying to become the New York City Council’s next speaker, Julie Menin has in private conversations floated bringing back use of the chamber’s subpoena power, a tool that could be a potential check on incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

It’s not unusual for ...Read more

INKSTER, Mich. — U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin said Tuesday the Federal Bureau of Investigation's counter terrorism division has launched an "inquiry" into her and five other Democratic lawmakers who created a video reminding members of the military that they may defy illegal orders.

"Last night, the counterterrorism division at the FBI sent a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the Trump administration on Tuesday seeking to stop a federal policy change that advocates say could force 170,000 formerly homeless Americans back on the streets or into shelters.

The lawsuit focuses on a federal program known as Continuum of Care that sends money to local governments ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul Police deployed chemical irritant on a crowd of protesters Tuesday during and after a federal enforcement action at a residential address in the Payne-Phalen area.

One person was removed from a house and placed in detention by federal agents in the 600 block of East Rose Avenue that morning.

A protester who was ...Read more

President Donald Trump dispatched top negotiators for additional high level meetings with both Russia and Ukraine but said he would only be willing to meet the leaders of those countries if talks yielded a so-far elusive pact to end the war.

“The original 28-Point Peace Plan, which was drafted by the United States, has been fine-tuned, with ...Read more

INKSTER, Mich. — U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin said Tuesday that the FBI's counterterrorism division has launched an "inquiry" into her and five other Democratic lawmakers who created a video urging members of the military that they may defy illegal orders.

"Last night, the counterterrorism division at the FBI sent a note to the members of ...Read more

NEW YORK — The New York City Department of Correction is once again bringing back 12-hour tours to address lingering staffing troubles, DOC officials confirm.

A pilot program requiring officers to work their normal eight hours plus four hours of overtime will start Nov. 30 at the Robert N. Davoren Center on Rikers Island, the officials said. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Gobble and Waddle are free.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned the North Carolina-bred turkeys that he said he wanted to name “Chuck and Nancy,” a holiday season dig at two longtime Democratic foes: Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi of California.

“But then I ...Read more