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Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked lawmakers to approve $25 million for California's anticipated legal battles with the incoming Trump White House.

Trump forgave Tulsi Gabbard for calling him "Saudia Arabia's bitch" and picked her for national intelligence chief. But will the Senate play along?

Americans will suffer if the incoming president adds tariffs as he says he will. Lawmakers should revoke that presidential power before he takes office.

President Biden on Sunday pardoned his son Hunter, who was convicted of a gun charge in Delaware and pleaded guilty to tax charges in Los Angeles.

A sensational and troubled past often dogged Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential run, but didn't prevent him from landing a Cabinet appointment from his new ally, President-elect Donald Trump.

Fearing her small business might go under, this Oregonian breathed a sigh of relief after the election. She's focused on the economy, not Trump's rhetoric or "personal garbage."

Donald Trump distanced himself from the conservative Project 2025 playbook throughout his campaign. Now, he is tapping its contributors to lead his government.

President-elect Donald Trump says Americans have given him a 'mandate' to enact sweeping change. But his share of the popular vote might be less than 50%.

A growing list of medical associations are pushing for battery manufacturers to make a button or "coin cell" battery that will not lead to devastating injuries when swallowed.

Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, all of whom had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained by China, landed Wednesday night in Texas.

Donald Trump posted notable gains in Orange County during the election, but it was not enough to win the increasingly purple county that has become a suburban battleground between Republicans and Democrats — and a reflection of the demographic political realignment unfolding across the nation.

Mitch McConnell is giving up one leadership role in the Senate for another — head of the Republican resistance should President-elect Donald Trump overreach.

The Grants Pass ruling clears the way for punitive measures against homeless people. Officials from San Diego to San Francisco are all too eager to oblige.

The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah ended the deadliest bout of violence between the two sides in decades.

Plastic pollutes oceans, food, your body. Yet nations are divided over a global treaty. Why all eyes are on talks for a U.N.-led accord to cut plastic waste.

President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin share some traits and want some of the same things. But a chasm divides them.

The left-leaning Board of Supervisors will funnel millions in funding to support immigrants and transgender residents during another Trump presidency.

Cars, apparel, electronics and more could see prices go up if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to impose sweeping new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China.

President-elect Donald Trump vowed to enact hefty new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration and drugs.

Israel and Lebanon agreed Tuesday to a cease-fire aimed at ending the Israel-Hezbollah conflict that has killed more than 3,000 and risks igniting a wider war.

Walt Disney Co. agreed to pay $43 million to settle a long-running lawsuit that alleged women employees were paid less than men.

The United Nations estimates that up to 10% of all human-produced greenhouse gases are generated by food loss and waste. That's nearly five times the emissions from the aviation industry.

While incoming members pick paint and drapes for their new offices, departing members are shoved into a collective basement space.