Climate & Environment
President Biden has announced a commitment to phasing out the purchasing and use of single-use plastics across the federal government.
July 19, 2024
California
Rules require that affordable housing built with federal grant money be accessible to people with disabilities. Los Angeles failed to do that, officials said.
Aug. 26, 2024
The Newsom administration is in conflict with itself on gasoline pricing. Is it trying to hold down prices at the pump or is it OK with hiking them? Both, it seems.
Oct. 12, 2024
Politics
The Biden administration is working against the clock to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy before Trump takes office.
Nov. 16, 2024
World & Nation
Among other things, Trump’s agenda would scale back federal government efforts on civil rights and expand presidential powers.
Nov. 6, 2024
In their final meeting, China’s leader Xi Jinping told President Biden that his nation was “ready to work with a new administration.”
The Biden administration and California are close to finishing new plans for operating the state’s major water systems, an overhaul that is generating debate.
Oct. 26, 2024
Opinion
Even though state governments set abortion laws now, a Trump administration hostile to abortion access could have a significant and disturbing impact on reproductive rights. Here are some of the ways.
Oct. 28, 2024
A federal judge strikes down a Biden administration policy aimed at easing the path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens.
Nov. 8, 2024
Business
Elon Musk’s ties to the Trump administration pose potential conflicts of interest for his various businesses that have extensive contracts with the federal government.
Nov. 14, 2024