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By Maya C. Miller CalMatters Writer A group of California Republicans is suing the state to block the Democratic-controlled Legislature from considering the bills that would allow Gov. Gavin Newsom to facilitate a special election on gerrymandered congressional maps. The legal action could slow down the process by which elections officials, already tight on time, get the maps onto
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer European Union leaders on Tuesday appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump to defend Europe’s vital security interests when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in
By Sam Dorman Contributing Writer An appeals court has removed a block imposed on the Department of Government Efficiency accessing data within various federal departments. In a 2-1 decision on Tuesday,
By Owen Evans Contributing Writer Finland’s national prosecutor’s office said on Monday it had brought charges against the captain and first and second officers of the Cook Islands-registered Eagle S oil
A former assemblyman and longtime local philanthropist, Hank Arklin, died Aug. 1. He was 97. Arklin was born July 17, 1928, in Albany, California, north of Berkeley. Arklin was a
Recent changes to the state’s conflict-of-interest law for politicians and two recent recusals prompted questions on what’s in place to keep pay-to-play from creeping into Santa Clarita policy-making and who’s
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested 356 illegal immigrants from over 40 different gangs in Texas’ Houston area during the first six months under the Trump
By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will activate hundreds of National Guard troops to be in the nation’s capital to deal with
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer A federal judge on Monday denied the Trump administration’s request to make material related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein public. Grand jury material is
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The commission chaired by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to release its next report Tuesday. The Make America Healthy Again Commission “is on
Santa Clarita City Councilwoman Marsha McLean said she was wearing “the biggest smile” after the state’s Historical Resources Commission made things official Friday: “La Puerta” is now officially a Point
While the Santa Clarita Valley is bracing itself for another heat wave, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors put a legislative solution on its agenda for Tuesday. By midweek, the
By Victoria Friedman Contributing Writer The European Union will suspend its two packages of countermeasures to U.S. tariffs for six months, am EU spokesman said on Monday. Olof Gill, the commission
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that U.S. nuclear submarines are “in the region” of Russia, several days after he ordered the submarines to be moved
By Jeff Louderback Contributing Writer In his department’s latest move related to vaccine-related reform, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday announced more repeals of federal policy
By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he hopes peace talks between Russia and Ukraine will continue, though he touted Moscow’s progress in the ongoing
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer U.S. tariff revenues hit a new monthly record in July, topping $28 billion and lifting collections for the fiscal year to date to more than $151
By Kimberly Hayek Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Wednesday to bolster penalties for adults who solicit minors for sex. The new law will go into effect on
While Santa Clarita’s battery-energy storage facility in Canyon Country was recently the subject of safety talks, Acton residents are still hopeful they can keep one or more such projects from
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