By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer After 40 days, Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement to reopen the government to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The Senate advanced the
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The Food and Drug Administration confirmed in several notices that a recall of a type of high blood pressure medication has been expanded due to the
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced on Wednesday that his transition team would be all-female. “Last night we made history, and today we begin the
By Emel Akan and Savannah Hulsey Pointer Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — Long before he became president, Donald Trump envisioned a White House ballroom and even offered to build one at his
By Nathan Worcester Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday proposed a new plan to end the record-breaking federal government shutdown, drawing swift rejections from Republicans.
By T.J. Muscaro Contributing Writer The world’s busiest airport and 39 others across the United States have been forced to decrease flights by 10% starting on Friday, federal officials announced. The
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities in Houston arrested 1,505 alleged criminals, including illegal immigrants, transnational gang members, foreign fugitives, and other offenders, according to a Wednesday
By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, announced on Thursday she will retire from Congress at the end of her current term on Jan. 3, 2027. In a
The following map tool was created by CalMatters prior to the Nov. 4 election to allow voters to see how their congressional districts would change if Proposition 50 were approved.
By Jeanne Kuang and Maya C. Miller CalMatters Writers California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s measure that allowed the state to redraw its congressional map in favor of
By Lawrence Wilson and Jacob Burg Contributing Writers Democrats won a series of races in predominantly blue states on Tuesday during an off-year election marked by a government shutdown, a Democratic
By Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writers California voters on Tuesday passed a ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional map to favor Democrats, a major victory for the
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said the California redistricting proposal on the ballot on Tuesday may have problems and that mail-in ballots were under review. “The entire process,
By Nathan Worcester Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats once again rejected a GOP-led bill to fund the government. The Tuesday vote marks the 14th attempt to pass a continuing resolution
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Dick Cheney, who served as vice president under George W. Bush and was a driving force behind the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, has died at
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer Election week is here and voters will go to the polls in a handful of states to elect governors, attorney generals and decide on ballot measures.
By Maya C. Miller Contributing Writer A day before voting ends for Proposition 50, California voters appeared poised to approve Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to gerrymander the state’s congressional districts in
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund food stamps for November at reduced levels, Trump administration officials said on Monday. The USDA will spend billions of
News release Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger issued a statement saying the county will continue to “fill the gap” after Friday’s federal court order directing the U.S.
By Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writer Over several rivers and through even more woods, flags advocating secession from California flutter above hills dotted with cattle, which outnumber people at least sixfold. This