Newsom signs sweeping bills on climate, California energy affordability, oil production

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of bills on Friday charting the state's continuing transition to green energy, which includes an extension of the state's landmark cap-and-trade ... Read More

Newsom signs California climate package aimed at lowering gas and utility costs

Newsom said the bills were a compromise, designed to push California toward a clean-energy future while still ensuring the state has enough affordable gasoline to meet drivers' needs. Read More

Newsom signs slate of climate, energy bills in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday signed a slate of bills regarding climate and clean energy in an effort to “lower electricity costs, stabilize the petroleum market and slash air ... Read More

Why Newsom’s push for new House maps isn’t a sure thing, even in heavily Democratic California

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot to reshape California’s U.S. House districts to add five Democratic seats in advance of the 2026 midterm elections is not a sure sale, even in a state ... Read More

Trump's FCC chairman takes center stage in a renewed free speech debate: From the Politics Desk

President Donald Trump hailed Brendan Carr as a “warrior for free speech” when he tapped him as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the independent agency that regulates the broadcast ... Read More