New members of the California House of Representatives try something unusual: make friends
WASHINGTON- Over homemade tacos in a Capitol townhouse, several California members of Congress did something unusual last year: They gathered…
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Library of Congress will preserve songs by Juan Gabriel and Héctor Lavoe
“Amor Eterno” by Juan Gabriel and “El Cantante” by Héctor Lavoe will be safeguarded for posterity, the Library of Congress…
Supreme Court casts doubt on charges against some January 6 rioters
WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court on Tuesday cast doubt on the legality of obstruction charges brought against about 300 rioters arrested…
Opinion: You don't want Biden or Trump to have that much power? Maybe the United States needs a polypresidency
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Pennsylvania delegate James Wilson raised an apparently un-American idea. He said the executive branch…
The border debate influences Democrats and possibly control of Congress
WASHINGTON- The Republican effort to solidify immigration as a decisive issue in the November elections promises to influence the rematch…
There is a clear way to regulate Facebook, TikTok and other social networks
Powerful technology may never have presented such a large set of regulatory challenges for the US government. Ahead of the…
Vince Fong vs Mike Boudreaux: Who will replace Kevin McCarthy in Congress?
Two weeks after narrowing the field of candidates to represent them in Congress starting next year, San Joaquin Valley voters…
Opinion: A Trump puppet stands between Ukraine and the help it needs
In just a few months, Speaker Mike Johnson has all but cemented his place among the weakest House leaders in…
Feds won't reimburse California for $300M for homeless housing amid COVID. Congress wants answers
WASHINGTON- California cities and counties could be hit by the more than $300 million they spent housing thousands of homeless…
Relax, fellow Americans. President Biden does not have cognitive impairment
Did you trip over your feet? Did you make an indefensible mistake? No, fellow countrymen, he did not. I admit,…