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In addition to high-stakes U.S. House races, California voters in November will also weigh in on a slew of ballot measures.

War, inflation and presidential grifting mark an Independence Day best put in the past. But America has made it through worse times, which lends perspective and offers hope for better times ahead.

Historians say the nation's 250th anniversary has become a politicized spectacle, a celebration of an imperial presidency.

In President Trump's second year back in the White House, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the court punctured his claim to have power with no limits.

President Trump has spent months waging an unusually aggressive campaign to reshape how states run elections.

Trump has fixated on making changes to the nation's capital in his second term.

State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) voted against AB 2753, which would have banned sex offenders from running for office. The vote failed 2-1-2 in committee.

Critics described President Trump's money-making ventures as "bribery" and "corruption." The White House denied any conflicts of interest.

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing California over a state law that took effect Wednesday restricting sales of pistols that can be illegally converted into machine guns with a device called a 'Glock switch.'

Birthright citizenship narrowly prevailed at the Supreme Court. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's opinion reads as a warning for what comes next: a fight to rewrite history to serve political aims.