Even on her way out, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. — 86 and retiring — held sway.

Last month, in the final stretch of the race to replace her, Pelosi endorsed Connie Chan, a member of the San Francisco board of supervisors and a candidate who had until then struggled to gain traction. The move clearly had an effect, with Chan advancing out of...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., is moving forward in the primary race for the hotly contested 22nd Central Valley congressional district as college professor Randy Villegas trails behind with a slim lead over Assembly member Jasmeet Bains, following months of infighting among Democrats on the best candidate to flip the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — State Sen. Scott Wiener and San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan will advance to the general election in the race to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco.

Wiener and Chan had emerged by Wednesday morning as the top two vote-getters out of a large slate of Democratic candidates vying to succeed Pelosi in the 11th ...Read more

NEW YORK — New Jersey Democrats have picked Navy veteran Rebecca Bennett to take on Republican incumbent Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in the NJ-07 district that is expected to be a national marquee matchup in the fall midterms.

Bennett, a health care executive and retired helicopter pilot, ran away with the race in a crowded Democratic primary to take ...Read more

When President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in January, some pundits raised their eyebrows. The skepticism didn’t just arise because a sitting president was essentially suing the government he also runs, but that it was Trump who was doing the suing.

The apparent motive behind the scheme ...Read more

Donald Trump said he swore at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call this week as the U.S. president tried to deescalate fighting in Lebanon and keep peace talks with Iran on track.

“I did,” Trump said in an interview with the Pod Force One podcast, responding to a question about whether he directed expletives toward Netanyahu,...Read more

Donald Trump said he swore at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call this week as the U.S. president tried to deescalate fighting in Lebanon and keep peace talks with Iran on track.

“I did,” Trump said in an interview with the Pod Force One podcast, responding to a question about whether he directed expletives toward Netanyahu,...Read more

Central Jersey Democrats have chosen a nominee to take on a Republican incumbent who hasn’t been seen in the district or on Capitol Hill for months among other congressional primary contests Tuesday.

Democrats and Republicans set their nominees who will help determine control of Congress midway through President Donald Trump’s second term ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Buoyed by a new congressional map favoring their party, California Democrats were eyeing Tuesday’s primary elections as a critical first step toward flipping a handful of House seats and taking back power in Washington.

Results from California’s massive and slow-moving election process were not immediately clear late Tuesday...Read more

WASHINGTON — The United States is proposing tariffs of at least 10% on imports from most major trading partners following an investigation into forced-labor practices, as President Donald Trump seeks to rebuild the sweeping tariff wall struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The 10% rate would apply to imports from Canada, Mexico, the European...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Incumbent Democrat Derek Tran is advancing to the general election in a battle to keep his seat representing a swath of north Orange County and Los Angeles County.

The Associated Press called the outcome shortly after polls closed on Tuesday night.

Tran was a political newcomer when he captured the seat by a little more than ...Read more

MIAMI — Four of the Black candidates running in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 20th congressional district met in a closed-door meeting Monday to discuss coalescing behind one candidate in the hopes of beating U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Those present at the meeting, confirmed by three people, walked away with the clear focus ...Read more

WASHINGTON — It’s been nearly three months since he last cast a vote on the House floor, but Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr. has been keeping busy — or at least trying to look like he is.

In the New Jersey Republican’s absence, five speeches under his name have appeared in the Congressional Record.

Staff in congressional offices continue to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As federal investigators descend on Longview, Washington, to make sense of the catastrophic implosion at a pulp and paper mill, Congress is weighing a proposal to cut the investigating agency's budget by more than 40%.

The May 26 disaster at Nippon Dynawave Packaging killed 11, tainted the Columbia River and rocked the tight-knit...Read more

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, under intense grilling at a Senate hearing Tuesday, refused to commit to abiding by federal court orders.

Mullin also conceded that his predecessor as secretary, Kristi Noem, had inaccurately described two shootings involving immigration officers in Minneapolis.

His refusal to ...Read more

The White House announced it will reduce tariffs on imported farm and construction equipment such as harvesters and forklifts, an effort to boost the industrial economy and provide relief for American farmers.

Under a proclamation issued late Monday, those duties would drop to 15% from 25%. Foreign companies could qualify for a lower 10% levy ...Read more

WASHINGTON — It’s been nearly three months since he last cast a vote on the House floor, but Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr. has been keeping busy — or at least trying to look like he is.

In the New Jersey Republican’s absence, five speeches under his name have appeared in the Congressional Record.

Staff in congressional offices continue to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez of Los Angeles is reportedly under investigation by the House Ethics Committee over sexual misconduct allegations.

The investigation came after the New York Post reported in April that the 51-year-old five-term congressman had been spotted kissing a much younger congressional staffer from a different ...Read more

New Jersey Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-N.J., hasn’t been seen publicly for nearly three months and has missed more than 100 House votes.

That didn't prevent him from receiving an endorsement from Donald Trump, who claimed Kean Jr. has been "working tirelessly" to promote the president's agenda.

"Tom Kean has my Complete and Total Endorsement for...Read more