2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (729+ words) WASHINGTON'President Trump responded to the collapse of high-stakes negotiations with Iran by escalating the conflict on Sunday, ordering a full blockade of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz a risky move that could drive global oil prices higher and provoke…...

16+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1202+ words) SACRAMENTO'The fallout over sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell grew Saturday as his fellow gubernatorial candidates faced a new race and Democrats were forced into a rapid test of how they respond to accusations of sexual misconduct. Within hours…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (822+ words) But a federal judge in Los Angeles on Mondayordered the government to stop using such "blatantly coercive" language, ruling that the new advisals, as they are known, violated a 40-year-old court order that bans immigration agents from pressuring unaccompanied children…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1027+ words) Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic front-runner in the hotly contested California governor's race, was accused of sexual assault by a former staff member in a report published on Friday. The woman said she and the Northern California congressman had a…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1181+ words) For weeks, salacious talk swirled in campaign circles, ricocheted through email chains and was served up, like a buzzy side dish, over gossipy lunches from Sacramento to San Diego. The talk revolved around Eric Swalwell, the 45-year-old congressman from the…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (811+ words) WASHINGTON'Vice President JD Vance departed Friday for Islamabad, Pakistan, to open the first direct negotiations aimed at ending the war between the United States and Iran. "If the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith, we're certainly willing to…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (490+ words) WASHINGTON'Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday she was considering running for president in 2028, offering the clearest signal yet that she could seek to lead Democrats back to the White House. "I might, I might," she told an audience in…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (994+ words) SACRAMENTO'Gov. Gavin Newsom has dismissed questions about the race to succeed him in California for much of the last year. "You know my position," he said to reporters last month. "I don't talk about this governor's race." But as his…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (869+ words) A war for the soul of the world is happening right now that's straight out of the Bible " and I'm not just talking about the Middle East. They're the ones who lecture religious leaders on what Jesus stood for, demanding…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1801+ words) RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. As Republicans vie for their best shot to win the California governor's office in two decades, the fight between the most prominent candidates to win over the party of President Trump has switched from subdued to vicious....