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California cities, counties voice relief as public sector labor groups vow to press ahead after Newsom's veto of pension enhancement billLabor groups sought to lower retirement ages and sweeten other benefits to help recruitment and retention. But local governments said the moves would unravel past pension reforms and cost taxpayers millions more each year.

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Trump posts cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in fight over daylight saving timePresident Donald Trump on Saturday shared what appeared to be the personal cellphone number of Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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Governor says Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigningThe head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday.

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Barabak: Will or won’t they? Newsom and Harris weigh 2028 contest - and possible collisionThe fraught relationship between Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris is the stuff of reality TV.

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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rallyThis year’s election is a test for the working-class coalition that lifted Trump into the White House and gave majorities to Republicans in the House and Senate.

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Guns, voting and immigration on deck for Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court begins its new term Monday facing cases on Americans’ civil rights and more.

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Prosecutors probing deaths charge shop clerk, son with selling kratomFederal prosecutors in Mississippi say they have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student.

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Trump heads to Alabama: ‘I go there because they want to see me there’By JILL COLVIN and KIM CHANDLER MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump will continue his midterm campaign swing with a rally in deep red Alabama Friday, returning to the place where he drew his first mega crowd. Trump will be stumping for Republican candidates, including Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running against former Democratic […]

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Jon Ossoff, Susan Collins are turn mundane role into reelection pitchDemocratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Sen. Susan Collins are turning "constituent services" into a midterm election pitch.

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Households will pay more for energy due to federal policy: think tankHouseholds in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes.

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an Francisco man sentenced for human trafficking on Oakland BladeA 37-year-old San Francisco man will serve eight years in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to commit human trafficking, prosecutors said.

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How California is creating a workaround to save defunded college programsThe bill comes as UC President Milliken has warned the university community that the federal government's threats to cut funding "represent one of the gravest threats to the University of California" in its 157-year history.

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Tribal advocates say Newsom apologized for state history, then vetoed their billsAdvocates for California’s Native American tribes on Thursday decried Gov. Gavin Newsom’s vetoing of two bills to give Indigenous people more say in disputes with state agencies over land and water uses.

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Housing official, who targeted Trump foes, cuts watchdog officeBill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved to slash his agency’s inspector general’s office. Democrats called for his resignation.

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Rubio waives human rights restrictions to release $320 million in military aid to EgyptIn a letter sent to lawmakers, Rubio cited Egypt’s “helpful role” in the war with Iran.

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Newsom vetoes bills to block federal immigration agents from state employmentDays after signing a package of bills to rebuff aspects of federal immigration enforcement in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed two bills from Los Angeles lawmakers that targeted public employment for federal agents.

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New California law makes it easier for English learners to reclassify as fluentA bill simplifying the reclassification of English-learning students was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday.

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Guest Editorial: Eric Schmitt airballs with ‘dirtbag’ attackJust when you think Eric Schmitt couldn't possibly embarrass himself and his constituents any more than he already has, he goes in for a rhetorical layup, gratuitously throws an elbow, then spectacularly misses the shot.

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The most vulnerable senators of 2026, about a month out from Election DayStrong recruits, and a favorable political environment, have changed the Senate battleground in recent weeks.

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Gavin Newsom signs bill distinguishing e-bikes and e-motos in CaliforniaStarting next year, an electric motorcycle that can speed over 28 mph can no longer be marketed as an e-bike in California, according to legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Senate Bill 1167, introduced by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, clarifies which vehicles do and do not classify as Class 1, 2 or 3 electric bicycles.…

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