Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington in February. The junior senator is among the congressional Democrats fighting to close a Medicaid coverage gap that left millions of Americans without healthcare because several states refused to embrace Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Pres) For … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell celebrates with Noelle Hunter, center, at an election night party in Louisville, Ky. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) Ask Mitch McConnell’s campaign what helped secure the Kentucky senator’s reelection, and they’ll give a surprising amount of credit to a two-time Obama voter. And no, not Alison Lundergan Grimes. It … Read more
Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles — A long-sought new federal courthouse for downtown Los Angeles, delayed for years by cost concerns and disputes over its size, could become an early casualty of the congressional drive to reduce the budget deficit. A bill by Rep. Jeff Denham, a Republican from California’s Central Valley, would put … Read more
Since 1991, the auto and steel industries have given $5.7 million in campaign contributions and Congress has repeatedly voted not to impose tougher car fuel-efficiency standards. Makers of brand-name drugs contributed $18.6 million and Congress allowed them to hold on longer to their lucrative patents. In the 1996 election cycle, the tobacco industry gave $9.8 … Read more
A vehicle travels along the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales, Ariz. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) The picture of who will be in charge of executing President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration and border policies has come into sharper focus after he announced his picks to head Customs and Border Protection and … Read more
Gov. Jerry Brown hands a copy of a bail bill he signed to state Sen. Bob Hertzberg, along with Assemblyman Rob Bonta, right. Also seen are Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, left, Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, left, and state Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP) California Gov. Jerry Brown has … Read more
Bonnie Rodriguez, left, and Mathew Pratton, center, draw straws Tuesday as Galt Police Chief Brian Kalinowski selects the tiebreaker to decide Pratton the winner in the deadlocked Galt City Council race. (José Luis Villegas / Sacramento Bee) When it came down to deciding a tied race for a Galt City Council seat, the longest straw … Read more
The Arizona House voted Thursday to expel a Republican lawmaker after a report ordered by legislative leaders of his own party showed he engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment toward women. Rep. Don Shooter of Yuma is believed to be the first state lawmaker in the U.S. to be voted out of his seat … Read more
The construction sector added 10,000 jobs in November, a slowdown from a monthly average of 17,500 this year. (Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press) Job growth rebounded in November from the weather-related slowdown the previous month, fresh evidence that the labor market remains healthy despite signs of a softening economy overall, according to new government … Read more
Robert H. Finch, the well-regarded former lieutenant governor of California, U.S. secretary of health, education and welfare and special counselor to President Richard Nixon, died early Tuesday of a heart attack at his Pasadena home. Monday was his 70th birthday. Sue Schechter, Finch’s sister, said he had been in excellent health and had celebrated his … Read more
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