WASHINGTON — The British Broadcasting Corp. issued a wave of subpoenas to dozens of members of President Donald Trump’s inner circle as part of its defense in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit, raising fresh questions about Trump’s speech before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

The BBC in recent weeks sent 47 subpoenas to members...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rep. Doris Matsui has secured her spot for the November general election, while main contender Mai Vang will likely have to wait for at least a few more days.

Sacramento County’s election update Friday afternoon solidified that the two Democrats appear headed toward a showdown in the general election. Matsui had 30.5% ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans early Friday could not muster enough votes to move forward on a long-term reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, leaving the key surveillance power, which expires next week, in limbo as both chambers leave the Capitol for the weekend.

The Senate voted 47-52 on the motion to...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former state Sen. Richard Pan has retaken the second spot in California’s 6th District primary election and appears poised to face newly Independent Rep. Kevin Kiley in November.

Sacramento County’s election results update Friday afternoon catapulted Pan past Michael Stansfield, an unknown Republican candidate who had...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a vaguely worded social media post, Central District of California Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said his agency was working with the FBI on “multiple election fraud investigations,” as federal officials followed President Donald Trump’s lead and raised doubts about California’s election integrity amid ...Read more

President Donald Trump expressed interest in the U.S. government holding equity stakes in leading artificial intelligence developers, saying that he planned to discuss the idea of a partnership with AI companies’ executives as soon as next week.

“There are concepts where pieces could be given to the American public, where the American ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s pick for a federal judge in Pennsylvania can move forward, and it appears Sen. John Fetterman, D., Pa., is to thank.

Fetterman, like all U.S. senators, has the ability to block the president’s nominations to the federal bench — which are lifetime appointments — in their state. The arcane courtesy, known in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Congress left town this week after the Senate passed Republicans’ high-priority budget reconciliation package for immigration enforcement, while Democrats saw a war powers messaging win in the House.

The Senate adjourned in the wee hours of Friday morning following an all-night “vote-a-rama” to pass a nearly $70 billion ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli on Friday morning said his office “has multiple election fraud investigations underway,” in coordination with the FBI in Los Angeles.

Essayli’s remarks, posted to X, seemed to be in response to President Donald Trump alleging in his own social media post late Wednesday that ...Read more

A Trump family crypto venture is generating bumper profits from its foray into stablecoins, thanks partly to a promotional arrangement with Binance Holdings Ltd.

World Liberty Financial Inc., co-founded by U.S. President Donald Trump and his sons, is on track to generate nearly $150 million this year from issuing USD1, a dollar-pegged token it ...Read more

A coalition led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta urged Congress to reject a proposed federal data privacy bill, arguing it would undermine states’ ability to protect the privacy of their citizens.

In a letter to Congressional leaders on Tuesday, the coalition — including 18 attorneys general and state agencies — voiced strong ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a nearly $70 billion reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement early Friday morning after rejecting repeated attempts by members of both parties to prohibit or restrict a Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund.

On a mostly party-line vote of 52-47, the Senate sent to the House a bill designed to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee approved its fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act late Thursday after a series of politically charged debates about the Iran war, Pentagon acquisition rules, defense spending and vestiges of the Confederacy in the military.

After contending with about 900 amendments over the course of ...Read more

Roberto Sánchez campaigns wearing a traditional farmer’s hat from one of Peru’s poorest provinces, promising to slash the entrenched inequities in the copper-rich nation.

But the leftist candidate is nothing like the Andean farmers who have propelled him into what’s set to be a tight presidential runoff against right-winger Keiko ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters offered an early glimpse of the state’s political future during Tuesday night’s primary election, advancing familiar incumbents, elevating new contenders and setting up high-stakes battles in competitive House districts.

While some races have become clearer in the days since, several key contests ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would headline a rally in Washington on June 24 to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, a week after several artists pulled out of planned shows on the National Mall.

“We don’t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we’ve told them all to stay home,” Trump said in a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A GOP reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement appeared to be skating on thin ice Thursday night as the House suddenly left town for the week and lawmakers continued to wrangle over a Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund.

Senate opponents of the nearly $1.8 billion fund — derided by critics as a “slush fund...Read more

WASHINGTON— A House panel with jurisdiction over tax policy is readying legislation to address the taxation of cryptocurrencies for release as early as Friday, before a hearing early next week.

House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith has made establishing a framework for the taxation of digital assets a top priority for the committee, even ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Some call them the “YOLO caucus,” the slang term for the phrase “You only live once.”

Others say this is how some members of this growing group of Senate Republicans have always legislated.

Either way, Thursday’s high drama vote-a-rama highlighted the complicated equation of the Senate Republicans’ slim majority and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Some call them the “YOLO caucus,” the slang term for the phrase “You only live once.”

Others say this is how some members of this growing group of Senate Republicans have always legislated.

Either way, Thursday’s high drama vote-a-rama highlighted the complicated equation of the Senate Republicans’ slim majority and ...Read more