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Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to announce that he will extend the California Highway Patrol deployment in Oakland as the city ...

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court this week rejected a lawsuit by Maui County Council candidate Kelly King to overturn the general ...

Democratic lawmakers mostly opposed Proposition 36, instead favoring a series of crime bills they said augmented Proposition ...

Now, for the first time in his almost 30 years in politics, Newsom might have a clear path to seek national office without ...

During Biden's presidency, Nevada Democrats' advantage over Republicans in registered voters plunged from 87,400 to 9,200.

After a chaotic 2024 presidential season that ended with President-elect Donald Trump defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, attention is turning to the 2028 contenders. Trump will be ineligible to r ...

California law enforcement and business owners alike are cautiously optimistic that the overwhelming support for Prop 36 will ...

The cryptocurrency industry spent big in the 2024 election, and its investment is about to pay off in the incoming Congress ...

Now the city has a decision to make, likely at their next City Council meeting on Jan. 21. They can outright repeal the ...

Elon Musk began 2024 by keeping a cautious distance from then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. By November, he was labeled Trump's "best buddy." ...