The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an expansion for Hasa, a manufacturer and distributor of water-treatment chemicals, despite two council members’ concerns that the plan didn’t provide
By Catherine Yang Contributing Writer U.S. President Donald Trump was in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday, hours away from capping off his busy Asia tour with a high-stakes meeting with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on Thursday. The
News release L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan announced that 111 vote centers are now open for the 2025 Statewide Special Election. Vote centers are open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for in-person voting, voter registration, and vote by mail ballot returns. The RR/CC
The Judicial Council of California, the policymaking body for the largest court system in the nation, announced plans Tuesday to build an eight-story, 24-courtroom “full-service justice hub for the North
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Food stamps are set to be paused on Saturday because of the government shutdown. Some 42 million Americans will not receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Monthly Social Security payments for tens of millions of retired Americans are set to receive a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment increase throughout 2026, the Social Security Administration announced
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out the possibility of him running for vice president in 2028 and said the Republican side has “great” potential candidates.
By Catherine Yang Contributing Writer Markets rallied Monday ahead of the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, in which the two are expected to strike a
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday that California could lose its ability to issue commercial driver’s licenses and risk losing more funding if it fails to comply with federal transportation rules. The Transportation
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer The Department of Justice on Thursday warned local authorities in California against arresting federal immigration agents for charges related to their duties after high-ranking Democrats raised
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The Pentagon on Friday announced the deployment of an aircraft carrier to U.S. Southern Command to target drug trafficking organizations, marking a significant U.S. military buildup in
By Ryan Morgan Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — A bill to pay U.S. troops and active federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown failed to garner the support it needed to advance in a Thursday vote. The Republican-led legislation,
By Savannah Hulsey Pointer Contributing Writer The Trump administration has released a list of the private donors contributing funds to the new ballroom being constructed on the White House grounds, which is
By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he won’t send federal agents to San Francisco this week. He had planned to send agents to the city in a crackdown on illegal
After months of debate from the multi-agency task force working on Chiquita Canyon Landfill, a state official finally commented on health problems residents have been facing — with an acknowledgement
News release A second major settlement agreement has been reached in more than 400 cases filed against L.A. County under Assembly Bill 218, which lifted the statute of limitations on claims of childhood
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said his state is suing California and Washington state over their policy of allegedly ignoring federal rules regarding the issuance of commercial driver’s licenses. The
Everyone on the panel agreed on one thing: California’s nonpartisan committee for drawing district lines represents the best system out there for determining the state’s congressional districts. However, where the
A small group of rural citizens claimed victory over the nation’s most populous county in a recent ruling against a 300-megawatt lithium-ion battery energy storage system. Residents have been fighting
News release Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, announced that Senate Bill 380, legislation she strongly advocated for in the Legislature, has been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom and takes effect immediately. The new law, authored by