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California Reps. Ro Khanna and Robert Garcia are leading the charge to make the Epstein files public, but both House members see something larger in the scandal than sex trafficking.

Political consultant Dana Williamson was arrested Wednesday and faces a 23-count federal indictment with charges that include bank fraud, wire fraud, filing false tax returns and making false statements.

The House is scheduled to take a final vote on a spending package to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Donald Trump "spent hours at the house" and "knew about the girls," Jeffrey Epstein wrote in emails House Democrats released Wednesday.

Maybe the hemisphere would be better off if Nicolás Maduro packed his bags and went into exile. But maybe not.

As the United States retreats from its climate commitments under President Trump, Gov. Gavin Newsom is stepping onto the world stage in Brazil, casting himself as a de facto U.S. climate envoy at COP30.

Trump's vice president is breaking unprecedented ground with his smash-face, turn-it-to-11 approach. It's a notable constrast with his immediate predecessor's far more conventional behavior.

In at least three complaints, an employee with the private prison giant GEO Group has been accused of sexual assault and harassment. A Homeland Security official said the allegations were investigated and that claims of sexual assault couldn't be ...

Most Democratic lawmakers in the House are expected to oppose the continuing resolution, which does not include an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits.

With the recent mayoral win of Zohran Mamdani in New York City, many progressive Angelenos are seeking the West Coast analog.