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How would Sacramento mayoral hopefuls differ in their handling of homeless crisis?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The two candidates vying to be Sacramento’s next mayor agree — the number one issue voters care about this election cycle is homelessness. They disagree about what to do about it.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s successor takes office Dec. 10 and will inherit a city with roughly 1,300 shelter beds — virtually all of ...Read more
Editorial: Trump and Harris want weed legalized, but they ignore the downsides
Legalizing marijuana isn’t as hot-button an issue in this election as abortion or immigration, but both presidential candidates former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have weighed in, and for once, they’re in agreement.
Both, however, are missing a big point.
Last month, Trump posted on the Truth Social platform: �...Read more
Even as he heads out the door, Derek Kilmer is still trying to fix Congress
WASHINGTON — There’s an old proverb that fits Derek Kilmer: If you love something, sometimes you have to let it go.
The Washington Democrat led the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress — better known on the Hill as “ModCom” or the “Fix Congress Committee” — where he oversaw the drafting of more than 200 ...Read more
Iran’s strike on Israel was retaliatory – but it was also about saving face and restoring deterrence
Israel and Iran are at war. In truth, the two sides have been fighting for decades, but the conflict has played out largely under the cover of covert and clandestine operations.
The recent actions of both sides in this once “shadow war” have changed the nature of the conflict. It is not clear that de-escalation is on the horizon.<...Read more
Musk says he'll attend Trump rally at Pennsylvania shooting site
Elon Musk said he would attend a rally that Donald Trump is holding on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, the setting of the first assassination attempt on the former president.
In a post late Thursday New York time on his social platform X, the billionaire wrote, “I will be there to support!” in response to the Republican presidential ...Read more
Pentagon voices 'significant concern' with many NDAA provisions
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has sent to leaders of the Armed Services panels a 15-page letter detailing his serious worries about several dozen pending provisions in the House or Senate NDAAs.
Some of these are “topics of significant concern,” Austin wrote in the Sept. 26 letter, obtained by CQ Roll Call. “lf left...Read more
US will spend $1.2 billion to restock arms after Iran, Houthi attacks
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will spend about $1.2 billion to maintain ships deployed as part of operations in the Red Sea and to replenish stocks of missiles fired to repel attacks by Iran and its proxies, according to new budget documents.
The spending, detailed in two Sept. 6 budget documents submitted to congressional defense committees and ...Read more
Gluesenkamp Perez, Kent debate in closely watched US House race
LONGVIEW, Wash. — U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican challenger Joe Kent battled over abortion, immigration, federal spending and foreign wars during a testy debate Wednesday in their nationally watched race that could determine control of the House next year.
The debate, in a packed auditorium at Lower Columbia College, ...Read more
Georgia's attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate the abortion ban
ATLANTA — The Georgia attorney general’s office has asked the state Supreme Court to reinstate the restrictive abortion law that a Fulton County judge struck down earlier this week.
In a court filing, Georgia Solicitor General Stephen Petrany asked the justices to “affirm basic constitutional principles” and put on hold an order made by...Read more
Trump approved California wildfire aid in 2018 only after reviewing Orange County voter data, former official says
LOS ANGELES — For California, the 2018 wildfire season marked the “deadliest and most destructive” one on record, fire officials say. But then-President Donald Trump reportedly nearly declined to approve federal aid because of the state’s political makeup.
Trump changed his mind, however, after he was shown voter registration data from ...Read more
Democrats to DeSantis: Reverse course on 'harmful' sex-education restrictions in schools
Florida should reverse course on its “harmful” abstinence-only requirements for public school health classes and allow schools to teach a comprehensive sex education curriculum, according to a letter sent to state leaders Thursday from seven Democrats serving in Congress.
“Abstinence-only programs have been consistently proven ineffective...Read more
Trump touts tax cuts, tariffs at Michigan rally amid new claims in 2020 election probe
KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told a crowd in Saginaw County Thursday that, he believes, Michigan will be the "biggest beneficiary" of his much-debated plan to place tariffs on goods imported into the United States.
Trump made the statement during an 80-minute speech on the campus of Saginaw Valley ...Read more
David Valadao, Rudy Salas clash on costs in debate for tossup California House race
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. David Valadao and former California Assemblyman Rudy Salas clashed over their records since entering public office in Wednesday’s debate for one of the nation’s most hotly contested 2024 congressional races.
The debate largely focused on lowering costs — on groceries, gas, housing and health care — in the San ...Read more
Is Harris more at risk from third party candidates than Trump? What new poll suggests
New polling shows a majority of voters think the country needs a third political party, but significantly more Democrats than Republicans feel this way. Could that spell trouble for Kamala Harris in what’s expected to be a tight election?
The new Gallup poll, released Oct. 1, found that 58% of surveyed Americans — that includes Democrats, ...Read more
Judge temporarily blocks new California election deepfake law, citing First Amendment
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s new law that allows people to sue over election deepfakes was temporarily blocked by a federal judge.
The judge, in granting a preliminary injunction on Wednesday, wrote that the law likely violates the First Amendment given its broad scope, even if digitally altered media such as by artificial intelligence...Read more
Trump says he will deport Haitians if he wins. It would not be his first attempt
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is once again targeting Haitians as part of his anti-immigration stance in this year’s elections, announcing plans to go after their immigration protections if he wins — just as he did in 2017.
Focusing on the Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio, Trump said he plans to revoke their Temporary ...Read more
'We'll make sure it's safe': Pa. Rep. Mike Kelly says Butler site will be more secure for Trump rally Saturday
WASHINGTON — As Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump plans to return to Butler County, Pennsylvania, for a rally Saturday on the farm show grounds site where a would-be assassin nearly took his life in July, the chairman of the House task force investigating the shooting is on scene this week to help make certain the grave security ...Read more
Task force demands ATF records on Trump assassination attempt in Butler
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan House task force is seeking a host of records and interviews with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in connection with attempts on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's life.
The task force, chaired by Butler Republican Rep. Mike Kelly, requested Thursday all records including transcripts, ...Read more
Presidential race leaves Latinos feeling disconnected from politics
SAVANNAH, Ga. — In the view of Eduardo Delgado, the 2024 presidential election features candidates who don’t value Latino interests.
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, demonizes migrants and undocumented residents, threatening to go door to door in a massive deportation effort if elected. The Democratic candidate, Vice ...Read more
Democratic campaign consultant accused of bilking pandemic relief programs out of $2 million
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia campaign consultant, charged earlier this year with using stolen labor union funds to illegally support political candidates, has been hit with a new federal case — this time for allegedly bilking pandemic relief programs out of nearly $2 million.
Prosecutors say Tracy Hardy — a former aide to ex-Mayor John F...Read more
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