Hayward seeks to clear way for high-density airport hotels

Two hotels are tentatively proposed on city property near the airport, and to sweeten the deal, Hayward may allow buildings taller than the current 40-foot height limit. The Hayward Planning Commission has approved a zoning amendment allowing developers to propose commercial projects on Hayward Executive Airport parcels along Hesperian and Skywest that are taller than 40 feet maximum height for buildings in the area.

Oprah’s speech: Start of a presidential run?

After her extraordinary speech on Sunday night, it's the big question of Monday morning: Is Oprah Winfrey interested in a presidential bid? "President Winfrey" was the talk of the Beverly Hilton ballroom after Winfrey accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes . And the "Oprah for president?" possibility was a top story on morning TV.

Trump physical unlikely to shed light on mental fitness

President Donald Trump's staunch defense of his own mental acuity this weekend all but ensured the questions mounting about his fitness will increase in the coming week, which is set to culminate Friday with his first known medical exam since taking office. Coming amid a previously-unheard-of debate over the mental capacity of the country's oldest president at the time of his first election, the yearly presidential physical has attracted renewed attention from a capital now consumed with Trump's mental health.

Congress week ahead: Gov’t shutdown deadline looms

Top Republican leaders huddled with President Donald Trump over the weekend at Camp David to chart the 2018 legislative agenda and prepare for the challenging midterm elections in November, but more immediately they need to figure out a budget deal before the Jan. 19 deadline, when the government runs out of money. Bipartisan budget talks began last week, but Democrats and Republicans are still restating their long-held positions -- the GOP pressing for a significant uptick in defense spending and Democrats insisting that any increase for the Pentagon be matched with an equal increase for domestic programs.

Congress in the driver’s seat on self-driving cars

Auto manufacturers have been working on technology for self-driving cars for several years and are testing these vehicles on the roads. But the bills from the House and the Senate signal the federal government is ready to tackle the issue and modernize federal regulations to address the new technology.

Bannon tries to apologize

Faced with a growing backlash, President Donald Trump's former chief strategist released a statement Sunday reaffirming his support for the commander in chief and praising Trump's eldest son as Bannon infuriated Trump with comments to author Michael Wolff describing a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower in New York between Donald Trump Jr., Trump campaign aides and a Russian lawyer as But Bannon said Sunday his description was aimed at former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who also attended the meeting, and not Trump's son.

AP Explains: Trump actions re-ignite states rights’ debate

In this Thursday, July 20, 2017 file photo, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy walks with nine-year-old Hayley Chavarria before speaking at a press conference at Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal Church in New Haven where her mother Nury Chavarria, who was supposed to be deported Thursday to Guatemala, has taken sanctuary. Malloy, said the attempt to deport the housekeeper and mother of four shows President Donald Trump's administration is not being truthful when it says its immigration policies are focused on "the bad guys."

Egypt’s Presidential Race Loses Popular Candidate

Stephen Miller had to be escorted off CNN's set after his interview with Jake Tapper went off the rails - Stephen Miller needed to be escorted off a CNN set on Sunday. - His appearance on "State of the Union" ended abruptly after host Jake Tapper pressed him on damaging claims about President Donald Trump.

iPhones and Children Are a Toxic Pair, Say Two Big Apple Investors

Stephen Miller had to be escorted off CNN's set after his interview with Jake Tapper went off the rails - Stephen Miller needed to be escorted off a CNN set on Sunday. - His appearance on "State of the Union" ended abruptly after host Jake Tapper pressed him on damaging claims about President Donald Trump.

ACA’s individual mandate bites the dust

After the failure of Republican led efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act ignominiously failed in mid-2017, most had assumed that efforts to dismantle the ACA would subside as Congress' focus quickly turned to tax reform; however, the Republican-led Senate snuck a repeal of the ACA's individual mandate into their version of tax legislation in ... (more)

Electoral integrity commission is a fraud

By terminating the ill-considered Presidential Advisory Commission on Electoral Integrity, the Trump administration has eliminated the only demonstrable fraud involving the 2016 election. President Donald Trump has claimed falsely that Hillary Clinton's 3 million-plus plurality in the 2016 election popular vote was due to voter fraud, despite abundant evidence to the contrary.

Michael Goodwin: Why Trump, chaos and all, it still better than Hillary Clinton in the White House

The Justice Department is investigating Clinton Foundation over 'pay to play' allegations, which means Hillary Clinton could be implicated in at least four different ongoing probes. #Tucker Now that Steve Bannon has carried his political jihad to its logical conclusion, martyrdom never looked so meaningless.