Democrat Feinstein wins California U.S. Senate primary

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein cruised to first place in California's primary on Tuesday in her bid for a fifth full term in Washington.In a video statement delivered from Washington, Feinstein pledged to "protect California" in "difficult and contentious times." Feinstein's opponent hasn't yet been determined, but fellow Democrat Kevin de Leon, a state senator, is hoping to secure the second spot.

California’s open primaries are a cautionary tale about political reform

At a time of broken politics and polarization, the impulse to seek out reforms to the political process is understandable. California, which will hold important primary elections Tuesday, offers a cautionary tale about how good intentions alone are not enough.

Californiaa s a jungle primarya sets off party scrambling

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif asks questions during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. In the U.S. Senate, contest the 26-year incumbent Feinstein is shifting to the left in the face of a challenge from state Sen. Kevin de Leon, who argues she's not done enough to stand up to Trump.

Google blames Wikipedia for linking California GOP to Nazism

In this Dec. 4, 2017, photo, people walk by Google offices in New York. Google is blaming "vandalism" at Wikipedia for search results that incorrectly said the ideology of the California Republican Party included "Nazism."

Glut of marijuana in Oregon is cautionary tale, experts say

In this Tuesday, May 29, 2018 photo, Adam Smith, left, founder and executive director, Oregon Craft Cannabis Alliance, is shown a marijuana variety called Cherry Skunk by Tree PDX marijuana shop owner Brooke Smith at her shop in Po... . In this Tuesday, May 29, 2018 photo, Tree PDX marijuana shop owner Brooke Smith poses for a photo outside her small shop in Portland, Ore.

a No Party Preferencea overtakes Republican in Democrat dominated California

Voters choosing no party affiliation have overtaken Republicans in Democrat-dominated California, marking a troubling slide for the GOP in the nation's most populous state that a generation ago was home to the Reagan Revolution. Political Data Inc., which compiles figures from county election offices, reported this week that 4.84 million of California's 19 million voters declared they had no party preference while 4.77 million registered as Republican at the close of registration for the June 5 primary.

The Latest: US prosecutor prioritizes illegal California pot

McGregor Scott, right, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California, flanked by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, center, discusses an increase in the use of a banned pesticide at illegal marijuana farms hidden on public lands Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Research by Mourad Gabriel, left, the executive director and senior ecologist at Integral Ecology Research Center, and his colleagues found the highly toxic pesticide Carbofuran, which can't legally be used in the Unites States, at 72 percent of grow sites last year, up 15 percent from 2012.

Republicans turn on each other in California US House fight

In this June 14, 2016, file photo, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., participates in a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Russia on Capitol Hill in Washington. Twenty-three years ago, Scott Baugh was a little known Southern California lawyer whose conservative politics and youthful brio impressed Rohrabacher, who steered his new protege to a seat in the state Legislature.

Discharge Petition Signatures Held Back Amid Immigration Negotiation Progress

Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., says that negotiations between GOP leaders and conservatives on immigration issues are headed in a positive direction. Rep. Jeff Denham said Wednesday he plans to hold back the final signatures needed to activate a discharge petition that would force a vote on four immigration measures affecting so-called "Dreamers" - saying that negotiations between GOP leaders and conservatives are headed in a positive direction.

If Californiaa s foie gras ban survives, it could have major…

Foie gras producers and an acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their appeal of a Ninth Circuit Court ruling, which upheld California's wrongheaded foie gras ban. Hopefully, the Supreme Court will take the case because it could have lasting implications for the future of animal agriculture in America.

Specific Personal Jurisdiction Exists over a Foreign Transferee in a Fraudulent Transfer Action

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California recently held that a resident of Hong Kong who purchased goods over the internet from a company in California was subject to personal jurisdiction in a fraudulent transfer suit in the United States. See Kasolas v.

Immigration policy continues to evade Republican’s attempt at unity …

GOP leaders thought they had found a way to make the party's warring conservative and moderate wings happy on an issue that has bedeviled them for years Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, smiles before the vote on the House farm bill which failed to pass, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 18, 2018. The Freedom Caucus opposed the measure, seeking leverage to obtain a vote on a hard-line immigration plan.

‘Animals’? Trump says he’ll keep using term for gang members

President Donald Trump is hammering California for its sanctuary policies in his latest push to resist the "resistance" to his presidency. WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is defending his use of the word "animals" to describe some immigrants who enter the country illegally, saying he would continue to use the term to refer to violent gang members despite a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders.

Trump draws rebuke for ‘animal’ remark at immigration talk 3 hours ago

While railing against California for its so-called sanctuary immigration policies, President Donald Trump referred to some people who cross the border illegally as "animals" - drawing a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders for the harsh rhetoric. "We have people coming into the country, or trying to come in -- and we're stopping a lot of them," Trump said during the immigration round table after a sheriff commented about gangs.