Politics

Attorney General William Barr, gestures as he speaks during a graduation ceremony for students of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy at the FBI training facility in Quantico, Va., Friday, June 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
June 12, 2019 - 7:38 am

Trump Asserts Executive Privilege To Withhold Files About Census Question

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is asserting executive privilege over documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The Justice Department notified the chairman of the House oversight committee of the decision in a letter...
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to audience members during a campaign stop at Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa, Sunday, June 9, 2019. (Eileen Meslar/Telegraph Herald via AP)
June 12, 2019 - 12:31 am

After Enduring Trump's Criticism, Sanders To Speak About Democratic Socialism

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to rebut President Donald Trump's attempts to cast him and Democrats as too liberal, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to give a speech Wednesday on democratic socialism, the economic philosophy that has guided his political career. He made similar remarks during his first...
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Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
Doug Sovern
June 11, 2019 - 1:47 pm

Speaker Pelosi Rebuffing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Over Doctored Video

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is reportedly giving Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg the cold shoulder over a doctored video that went viral in May.
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Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg delivers remarks on foreign policy and national security during a speech at the Indiana University Auditorium in Bloomington, Ind., Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
June 11, 2019 - 11:21 am

2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg lays out foreign policy vision

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg laid out his foreign policy vision Tuesday, calling for an end to "endless war," rebuilding America's relationships with its allies and treating climate change as an "existential threat." The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend,...
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Mountain View Deals With Hundreds Of RVs Parking On City Streets
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Matt Bigler
June 11, 2019 - 8:01 am

Mountain View Considers Banning RVs From City Streets

MOUNTAIN VIEW - This Silicon Valley city is considering doing what several other Bay Area communities have already done : ban overnight RV parking. On Tuesday, the city council will consider making it illegal for any vehicle that dumps sewage to park on city streets. But some legal activists are...
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Former White House counsel for the Nixon administration John Dean is sworn in before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Mueller Report on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
June 10, 2019 - 5:15 pm

Evidence From Mueller Report Will Be Released To Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House expects to receive the first files of underlying evidence from Robert Mueller's report soon, after a sudden shift by the Justice Department as Democrats weigh impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. It's unclear if the deal, announced just moments before...
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President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn at the White House, Monday, June 10, 2019, in Washington as he honors Team Penske for the 2019 Indianapolis 500 win. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
June 10, 2019 - 5:01 pm

President Trump Defends Deal To Avoid Mexican Tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Mexico to stem the flow of migrants at the southern border, the two countries appear unable to agree on exactly what's in it. Stung by criticism that the agreement mostly ramps up border protection efforts already...
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Alice Rainwater (C) get her blood pressure checked by licensed vocational nursing student Alisa Humphrey (R) as part of a free health care service at the Care Harbor clinic at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on September 27, 2012 in Los Angeles.
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Matt Bigler
June 10, 2019 - 12:00 am

Bay Area Residents Divided Over Extending Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants

A plan to have California taxpayers cover the health care costs of young adults in the country illegally is being met with mixed reactions in the Bay Area.
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June 09, 2019 - 5:13 pm

California Grants Health Care To Some Undocumented Adult Immigrants

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will become the first state in the country to pay for some adults living in the country illegally to have full health benefits as the solidly liberal state continues to distance itself from President Donald Trump's administration. Democrats in the state...
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President Donald Trump gestures after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 7, 2019, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to Europe. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
June 08, 2019 - 5:04 pm

Trump Calls Off Tariffs On Mexican Imports

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's deal to avert his threatened tariffs on Mexico includes few new solutions to swiftly stem the surge of Central American migrants flowing over America's southern border. But it delivers enough for Trump to claim a political win. The decision — announced by...
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