President Joe Biden will expand the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Yolo County, a move that aims to safeguard nearly 134,000 acres including a ridgeline known as Molok Luyuk, which holds significance for local Native tribes.

Formerly known as Walker Ridge, the earthen backbone rising east of Clear Lake boasts unique geology and ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Amid criticism of Florida’s six-week abortion ban, state health regulators issued emergency rules Thursday clarifying what medical conditions qualify for exceptions under the new law.

The rules say that if a woman’s water breaks prematurely, inducing delivery is not defined as an abortion, nor is the treatment of an ...Read more

President Joe Biden, in an unscheduled speech at the White House Thursday, tried to walk a fine line between advocating for the free speech rights of pro-Palestinian protesters at college campuses while condemning the occupation of buildings and threats and intimidation reported toward Jewish students.

Biden in his address to the nation said it...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has tried lately to shore up his relationship with former President Donald Trump and soften his much-maligned public image even as his culture war agenda continues.

He’s signed laws to allow chaplains in public schools, mandate teaching kindergartners about the history of communism, and ban lab-grown meat ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA —Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Montgomery County next week to talk about women's reproductive rights, as she and President Joe Biden continue to make the issue a centerpiece of their reelection campaign.

Harris will be in Montgomery County on Wednesday. It's her third trip to the state this year and the 13th visit since...Read more

ATLANTA — Over nearly two centuries, almost all the sitting Georgia Supreme Court justices who have sought another term have won their elections. Former U.S. Rep. John Barrow might have the best chance in generations to upend that tradition.

The ex-Democratic lawmaker is treating the nonpartisan race much like a political campaign, ...Read more

NUEVA YORK — A judge considered holding Donald Trump in contempt yet again on Thursday for more potential gag order violations as his hush money trial resumed in Manhattan.

Before jurors took their seats for the day, state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan heard arguments from prosecutors and the former president’s attorneys concerning ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged Asian countries to be more welcoming of immigrants, arguing to Asian American donors Wednesday evening that doing so would boost regional economies — but he also awkwardly referred to several key allies as “xenophobic.”

“You know, one of the reasons why our economy is growing is because of you ...Read more

NUEVA YORK — A judge considered holding Donald Trump in contempt yet again on Thursday for more potential gag order violations as his hush money trial resumed in Manhattan.

Before jurors took their seats for the day, state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan heard arguments from prosecutors and the former president’s attorneys concerning ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Before he came to Congress, Brad Wenstrup was a podiatrist, a combat surgeon in Iraq, an Army Reserve officer and a candidate for Cincinnati mayor.

“It was not part of my plan, when I decided to be a doctor,” he says.

The Ohio Republican announced last fall that, like more than 40 of his House colleagues, he would retire at ...Read more

Florida, a swing state only a few years ago, has turned so Republican — at least on paper — as to make some people doubt whether it’s worth President Joe Biden’s time in 2024.

They’re spooked by Donald Trump having won the state twice, by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ easy re-election two years ago, and by the GOP now leading the Democrats by ...Read more

In the analog days of the 1970s, long before hackers, trolls and edgelords, an audiocassette company came up with an advertising slogan that posed a trick question: "Is it live or is it Memorex?" The message toyed with reality, suggesting there was no difference in sound quality between a live performance and music recorded on tape.

Fast ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Supporters of a Florida amendment that would protect abortion access have already passed several hurdles, including getting nearly one million petitions and a signoff from the state’s conservative Supreme Court.

But getting 60% of Florida voters to approve the amendment in November will likely still not be the last ...Read more

Billionaires Howard Lutnick, John Paulson and Woody Johnson are among the wealthy donors hosting a Manhattan fundraiser for Donald Trump later this month as the presumptive Republican nominee looks to build his 2024 war chest while a criminal trial limits his campaigning.

Lutnick, the chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald, is heading up...Read more

SAN JOSE, California — The Silicon Valley congressional race that has captivated political onlookers nationwide after it ended in a historic tie and headed to a subsequent recount is finally over after two months, and Assembly member Evan Low is heading to the November election, knocking competitor Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian ...Read more

As protests of the war in Gaza roil college campuses, the issue has reverberated through Congress, provoking strong emotions and political sparring.

Progressive staffers came out in support of encampments that Republicans — and some Democrats — have rushed to condemn, a day after police arrested around 300 people in New York City and ...Read more

FREELAND, Mich. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump slammed his ongoing hush money trial in New York in front of a crowd of Michigan supporters Wednesday, framing the court proceeding as a "Biden sideshow trial" before a corrupt and conflicted judge.

"Here's the good news: It's driven the poll numbers higher than we've ever had ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democratic President Joe Biden will return to Michigan this month to be the keynote speaker for the NAACP Detroit Branch's 69th annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit.

The NAACP also will honor Biden with the James Weldon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award, the Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the NAACP Detroit Branch,...Read more

The Arizona Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban, sending a measure to the Democratic governor that would end weeks of turmoil and keep in place a 15-week abortion limit enacted in 2022.

In a testy and emotional session that included angry spats, a senator reading from the Bible and another playing a recording of his ...Read more