4+ day, 46+ min ago   (1082+ words) SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pending defamation case against Fox News could go to trial in early 2028, around the same time the governor could be running a 2028 campaign for president. Newsom sued the news network last year over its coverage of…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (580+ words) WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is demanding testimony before a Florida grand jury in an investigation aiming to establish an intelligence community conspiracy against President Trump, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. New subpoenas being issued to former government…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) WASHINGTON — A former White House teleprompter operator accused of using inside knowledge to make bets on the prediction market Kalshi has been ordered to turn over more than $100,000 in profits and pay a $65,000 fine as part of a settlement with…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (409+ words) SAN JOSE — Citing the importance of the 1st Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel’s war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration ‘s quest to deport noncitizens who…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (387+ words) After the Trump administration paid California offshore wind developers to abandon their leases and pursue oil and gas development instead, the state is fighting back. In a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the California Northern District, state Attorney…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (970+ words) L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman did something last week few prosecutors ever do — changed his mind in public, swapping out felony charges for misdemeanors in the case of an LAPD officer accused of secretly taping homophobic, racist and misogynistic remarks…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (751+ words) A Labor Department rule that cut wages for foreign guest workers is unlawful, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff in Fresno concluded that the Labor Department failed to reasonably consider whether it could satisfy its legal…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (222+ words) Los Angeles Times TikTok has reached a $400 million settlement with the U.S Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children's privacy laws The DOJ said Friday that TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (556+ words) A federal judge in New York has vacated a Trump administration policy that suspended the processing of visas from 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration deemed likely to require public assistance in the United…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (764+ words) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct. Under the plan, officers would purchase insurance covering up to $500,000 in…...