By John Haughey Contributing Writer President Joe Biden, on his last Christmas Eve in the Oval Office, signed 50 bills into law, including measures that make the bald eagle the country’s
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said that Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, pledged during an off-record meeting that he wouldn’t pursue prosecutions
By Melanie Sun Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump has said he will take back control of the Panama Canal from the nation’s government if U.S. interests are not protected, in
Residents of Castaic and Val Verde are alleging that the L.A. County Board of Supervisors has a double standard when it comes to proclaiming a state of emergency in the
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Incoming border czar Tom Homan estimates that at least 100,000 beds for illegal immigrants in detention will be needed for the Trump administration to carry out
By Emel Akan Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 prisoners on the federal government’s death row. These individuals, all
Santa Clarita City Council members are continuing to react with skepticism about a request from the owner of the Valencia Town Center mall for $60 million to $75 million in
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer A Georgia appeals court has disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her election-related criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump, although the indictment still stands.
By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer The House Ethics Committee unveiled its report into the past conduct of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, on Monday after he filed a last-minute lawsuit in
Mall owner seeks $60-$75M in public funding for parking structure A pair of Santa Clarita City Council members balked Thursday at a proposal shared in a letter from the Dallas-based
Santa Clarita Valley residents got their first look Wednesday at the new governing board overseeing College of the Canyons — and the apparent division within it. Sharlene Johnson, sworn in
By Joseph Lord, Jackson Richman and Arjun Singh Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — An agreement backed by President-elect Donald Trump to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week has
By Joseph Lord and Arjun Singh Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Lousiana, said on Wednesday night the massive stopgap funding bill put forward by House Speaker Mike Johnson,
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming border czar said that the forthcoming administration’s deportation efforts will lead to “collateral arrests.” Tom Homan, former acting director of the U.S.
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved a quarter-billion-dollars’ worth of work Tuesday for The Old Road, focused on a 2-mile stretch of the existing right-of-way between Henry Mayo Drive
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday declared a state of emergency over avian influenza, saying that the order was issued as a precaution. It comes as
By Joseph Lord and Arjun Singh Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has come out in opposition to a massive stopgap funding bill put forward by House Speaker Mike Johnson,
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that it’s possible that the U.S. Postal Service could be privatized. “There is talk about the Postal Service being taken
News release State Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, announced that she introduced legislation alongside Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, R-Yucaipa, and Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, to exempt tips from state
Chiquita Canyon Landfill is being sued by L.A. County to address “ongoing environmental and public health hazards caused by the landfill’s operations,” as well as to seek relief for “impacted