SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday sharply criticized “fake MAGA-manufactured outage” over his comments about his low SAT score in Atlanta on Sunday during his national book tour.

Conservative commentators, Trump loyalists and right-wing media outlets accused the California governor and potential 2028 presidential candidate ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will accelerate development of a next-generation stealth fighter jet for the Navy after previously pushing back — a move that could benefit either Boeing Co. or Northrop Grumman Corp., which are competing to build the aircraft.

The White House has now green-lit a Pentagon plan to move forward with the Navy jet ...Read more

SEATTLE — The state Senate's top Democratic and Republican transportation leaders joined hands Monday to propose $1.5 billion in new spending, mainly for safety and maintenance.

State Sens. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, and Curtis King, R-Yakima, described the work as necessary, and stressed that their proposed transportation budget could create ...Read more

Denver is on track to join a growing number of Democrat-led cities that are trying to restrict immigration enforcement operations after the City Council unanimously gave initial approval Monday to a ban on officers wearing masks.

All 13 members of the council voted in favor of the new law, which would ban all law enforcement officers — ...Read more

BOSTON — Had enough yet?

A historic nor’easter pummeled the region on Monday — with one spot even breaking the snow record from the Blizzard of ’78 — as power crews work around the clock to try to restore electricity for hundreds of thousands.

Power restoration will take days following the hurricane-force wicked winds and heavy wet ...Read more

NEW YORK — As a bomb cyclone continued to wallop New York City with up to 2 feet of snow, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced public schools will reopen for in-person classes Tuesday, sparking criticism he is being overly optimistic about conditions on the ground.

“I hope our students enjoy their snow day today and stay warm and safe throughout,...Read more

On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced his plan to increase the temporary global tariff, known as Section 122 tariffs, from 10% to 15%, as he continues to push back against the Supreme Court decision that struck down his “reciprocal” duties on imports.

For California’s clean energy sector, this means largely reverting to the status...Read more

WASHINGTON — Following the Supreme Court’s decision last week to strike down many of President Donald Trump’s worldwide tariffs, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer has made a vow: His conference will “block” attempts to extend those new tariffs past their expiration date this summer.

Friday’s 6-3 ruling found that Trump ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is likely to face legal obstacles if it argues against refunds for the tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court — thanks to statements by Justice Department lawyers.

In a 6-3 decision last week, the justices declared President Donald Trump’s use of an economic emergency powers law illegal. The ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For a number of California departments, overtime is an unfortunate necessity. Paying employees time and a half inflates state agencies’ payroll costs, but often the practice is unavoidable to fill critical staffing gaps.

Last year, five California departments each paid more than $100 million in overtime costs, according...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago’s newest name for a snowplow will be “Abolish ICE,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Monday.

Johnson announced the name as the winner of a citywide contest. He had earlier given it a “full and complete” endorsement.

Other winning names include Stephen Coldbert, Pope Frío XIV, The Blizzard of Oz, Svencoolie and Caleb ...Read more

A Republican member of the Michigan State Board of Education is asking the federal government to investigate the Michigan Department of Education's policies regarding gender and sex education instruction.

In a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, Nikki Snyder called the state Department of Education the "root problem in education" for ...Read more

Craig Chamberlain planned to have a leisurely breakfast with his wife at Los Muertos beach in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Sunday. But when they spotted plumes of smoke billowing from the heart of town as they drove into the city, they decided to turn around.

About a minute later they were stopped on the road, and an armed man wearing a black ...Read more

More than a month after U.S. forces removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power, and amid a tighter U.S. embargo on Cuba and heightened boat strikes in the region, Caribbean leaders are preparing to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week.

Rubio is scheduled to attend the 50th annual meeting of the heads of governments ...Read more

A majority of Illinoisans are opposed to and concerned about Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in their communities and near schools, according to newly released survey data from the Illinois Education Association, a union of more than 135,000 members statewide.

More than half of the 1,000 respondents worry about ICE arresting them, ...Read more

The most well-compensated state workers — apart from the football and basketball coaches of University of California teams — are the investment managers and executives of the Golden State’s public pension funds. And as of last year, those highly paid civil servants are making even more.

According to the latest payroll data, the top 10 ...Read more

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating an incident in which a swastika was reportedly drawn on a bathroom wall at the Coast Guard’s training center in Cape May, New Jersey.

“Following discovery of a hate symbol drawn on a bathroom wall in a building at Training Center Cape May, the Coast Guard immediately referred the matter to the Coast ...Read more