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The farm bill House lawmakers will consider Wednesday forces vulnerable Republicans in contested House races in largely rural districts to make a difficult, perhaps politically lethal choice between the two constituencies. Reps.
More local governments in California are resisting the state's efforts to resist the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, and political experts see politics at play as Republicans try to fire up voters in a state where the GOP has grown weak. Since the Jeff Sessions-led Department of Justice sued California last month over its so-called "sanctuary state" law limiting police collaboration with immigration agents, at least a dozen local governments have voted to either join or support the lawsuit or for resolutions opposing the state's position.
The long-distance spitting match between President Donald Trump's Republican administration in Washington and California's Democratic politicians in Sacramento over just about everything is either high drama or low comedy. The two sides are clearly looking for opportunities to do battle in the media and in the courts, often over the most innocuous ministerial issues.
A Trump administration plan to ask people if they are U.S. citizens during the 2020 census has prompted a legal uproar from Democratic state attorneys general, who argue it could drive down participation and lead to an inaccurate count. Yet not a single Republican attorney general has sued -- not even from states with large immigrant populations that stand to lose if a census undercount of immigrants affects the allotment of U.S. House seats and federal funding for states.
California Gov. Jerry Brown accepted President Donald Trump's call to send the National Guard to the Mexican border, but rejected the White House's portrait of a burgeoning border crisis and insisted that his troops will have nothing to do with immigration enforcement. The Democratic governor broke a week of silence Wednesday by agreeing to contribute 400 troops, though not all will be on the border.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, center, speaks to the media while flanked by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, and House Majority Whip, Steve Scalise, R-La., after a meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill, on March 6, 2018 in Washington. House Speaker Paul Ryan, center, speaks to the media while flanked by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, and House Majority Whip, Steve Scalise, R-La., after a meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill, on March 6, 2018 in Washington.
California Gov. Jerry Brown accepted President Donald Trump's call to send the National Guard to the Mexican border, but rejected the White House's portrait of a burgeoning border crisis and insisted that his troops will have nothing to do with immigration enforcement. The Democratic governor broke a week of silence Wednesday by agreeing to contribute 400 troops, though not all will be on the border.
David Levine, a University of California law professor, says Facebook headquarters will likely say "mission accomplished" following CEO Mark Zuckerberg's first day of testimony on Capitol Hill. WASHINGTON - Here's what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wanted 44 senators to know about the scandal in which Cambridge Analytica used the massive social platform to access 87 million users: He made mistakes.
The race is on to replace Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House - assuming the Wisconsin Republican chooses to retire, an eventuality everyone seems to be expecting, Politico reports. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Majority Whip Steve Scalise, the top Republicans on Ryan's leadership team, have begun quietly rounding up support from their camps, Politico reports.
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers, an Ohio Republican, Chair of National Republican Congressional Committee, speaks during a news briefing at the 2018 House and Senate Republican Member Conference Feb. 1, 2018, at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. IRVINE, Calif.
The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says it will take up to an estimated $50 billion to help rebuild Puerto Rico. . A man walks between flood barriers on 17th Street in San Francisco, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Four Marines killed when their helicopter crashed on a training mission in the Southern California desert were identified Thursday as men in their 20s and 30s from the South and Midwest, including one who served in Iraq and another who recently became a father. Miramar air station in San Diego said those killed included 28-year-old Capt.
California has become ground zero in a battle over so-called "sanctuary laws" aimed at protecting people from arrest and deportation amid a Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigration. State laws that took effect Jan. 1 aim to circumvent local responsibility for immigration enforcement.
California won't be adopting single-payer health care with its $400 billion price tag anytime soon. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon made sure of that by opposing it.
Imagine for a moment that California now had a top-four primary election system instead of the top-two it now uses. In that alternate - for now - world, the four leading vote-getters in this June's primary election would advance to the November runoff election rather than just the top two.
Suspect in YouTube Shooting Posted Rants About the Company Online - The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has confirmed the identity of the shooter who opened fire on YouTube's campus in San Bruno Tuesday. Nasim Aghdam, 39, lived in Southern California and appears to have had a robust presence on YouTube.
The Trump administration's EPA, led by Scott Pruitt, said the regulatory timeline put in place by President Barack Obama was inappropriate and set standards "too high." Without specifying details, which the EPA said would be forthcoming, the agency said its review of rules would affect vehicles for model years 2022-2025.
Environmental regulators announced on Monday they will ease emissions standards for cars and trucks, saying that a timeline put in place by President Barack Obama was not appropriate and set standards "too high." Automakers applauded Monday's decision, arguing that the current requirements would have cost the industry billions of dollars and raised vehicle prices due to the cost of developing the necessary technology.
The Trump administration is suing Cal... . FILE - In this March 7, 2018, file photo, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions addresses the California Peace Officers' Association at the 26th annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day in Sacramento, Calif.