Millions went to pet projects even as lawmakers made deep budget cuts. Here’s how they sent money back home to help get re-elected.

McCarthy’s speakership kept California Republicans relevant. Now without him, and after the passage of Prop. 50, Golden State GOPers must fend for themselves.

California, the state that helped define U.S. clean-air policy, is once again considering how far it can go without Washington’s permission.

New housing starts were around 100,000 a year when Newsom took office in 2019; they still hover around that number today.

A 2017 California law is meant to protect the rights of gay and transgender people in nursing homes, including by forbidding ...

A Supreme Court’s decision on the case it heard Wednesday could have a huge effect on California's businesses.

Even before it’s clear if Democrats will retake the House, Newsom is a winner, taking the mantle for frustrated Democrats ...

Sen. Alex Padilla joins other prominent people who elected to not seek California's highest office. Now there's no clear frontrunner — so far.

California voters passed the measure to tilt the state's congressional districts toward Democrats in the 2026 election. Now ...

Gov. Newsom’s gambit has paid off with the passage of Prop. 50, but President Trump is threatening legal action over mail-in ballots.