If federal subsidies for marketplace health insurance plans expire at the end of the year, Idahoans on the most “vulnerable fringes” will feel the effects first, Idaho state Rep. Ilana Rubel, a Boise Democrat, said Tuesday.

But it won’t be long until the loss of those subsidies, which keep insurance premiums low for people on Affordable ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Department of Homeland Security guidance that placed new limits on members of Congress seeking to visit and inspect immigration detention facilities.

Judge Jia M. Cobb of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia sided with Democratic lawmakers, in an opinion that found ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Democratic congressman and twice-elected state insurance commissioner on Wednesday slammed the current officeholder, Ricardo Lara, who he accused of failing in his duty to California consumers.

Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., became the first person elected to the office in 1990 after voters turned it into an elected ...Read more

A “blockade” of tankers under sanctions that are carrying Venezuelan oil, as President Donald Trump warned this week, will ratchet up pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s regime, but won’t likely be enough to push him out, experts told the Miami Herald.

In a social media post on Tuesday evening, Trump announced “A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno State is investigating three incidents of hate-based vandalism where campus property has been defaced with antisemitic messaging, according to a campuswide statement from president Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval.

The incidents are being investigated collectively and not as isolated incidents because they occurred within a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In the first 90 days after the Palisades and Eaton fires erupted in January, the caseload at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s emergency room looked different from the norm.

There were 46% more visits for heart attacks than typically occurred during the same time period over the previous seven years. Visits for respiratory ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — President Trump has ordered a partial blockade on oil tankers going to and from Venezuela, potentially crippling the nation’s already battered economy, and accused Caracas of stealing “oil, land other assets” from the United States — a significant escalation of Washington’s unrelenting campaign against the government ...Read more

NEW YORK — FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is stepping away from the job he started in February.

“I will be leaving my position with the FBI in January,” he confirmed on social media early Wednesday evening. “I want to thank President Trump, AG Bondi and Director Patel for the opportunity to serve with purpose. Most importantly, I want ...Read more

DENVER — A pair of married Denver sheriff’s deputies assaulted a man in a wheelchair in October because they believed he used sexual bondage devices on a 17-year-old — and a Denver police officer tried to cover up the assault, according to affidavits filed against the three law enforcement officers, who have all been arrested.

The Oct. 17...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A trio of federal judges questioned attorneys for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Republican Party on Wednesday in a pivotal legal case that will decide the fate of California’s new voter-approved congressional districts for the 2026 midterms elections.

Attorneys for the California Republican Party and the Trump ...Read more

Police in Providence, Rhode Island, released new photos Wednesday of an individual they say they would like to speak to as they search for the person responsible for the deadly shooting at Brown University over the weekend.

“Investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying and speaking to the individual shown in these photos, ...Read more

CHICAGO — The 300 Illinois National Guard troops under Republican President Donald Trump’s control since early October — despite Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections — will remain federalized until mid-April, even though the Guard members have carried out no significant operational missions and have spent most of their time ...Read more

The Trump administration is moving to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate and weather research institutions, the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, in a decision experts say will undermine U.S. scientific competitiveness and leave millions vulnerable to worsening climate hazards.

Russell Vought, director ...Read more

The deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife have drawn attention to California’s long and tangled history with the death penalty.

Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead of stab wounds Sunday at their Brentwood home.

Their son, Nick Reiner, 32, faces charges of two counts of murder. He could face life in prison or the death ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday said she would issue an order requiring the government to reinstate hundreds of employees fired during the federal government shutdown and stop ongoing efforts to fire more federal workers.

Judge Susan Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, at a hearing in a ...Read more