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FILE - In this June 7, 2017, file photo, then-FBI acting director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Politics & Government

Republicans rally around Trump after McCabe asserts DOJ discussed removing the president

Republicans are on the offensive trying to discredit former FBI Director Andrew McCabe, who has said Justice officials discussed possible ways to remove President Donald Trump from office

California

Updated: Search our salary database of California state workers

Search the salaries of California’s 500,000-plus state workers and view up to 12 years of their pay history with The Bee’s state worker salary database.

Gov. Gavin Newsom: ‘Let’s level about the high-speed rail’

President Donald Trump’s administration told the California High-Speed Rail Authority it is rescinding $928 million in federal grant funds. Governor Gavin Newsom has said he wants to scale back the train project.

Getting vaccinated can help stop measles from spreading

Capitol Alert

Anti-vaccine talk is an ‘attack on our nation’s health’ and must end, California lawmaker says

As deadly diseases like measles make a comeback, a California lawmaker is urging the surgeon general to make fighting anti-vaccine misinformation a public health priority. Several states have seen outbreaks.

President Donald Trump gestures as visiting Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz leaves the White House in Washington following their meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.

National Politics

Dems’ measure blocking Trump emergency will come Friday

House Democrats plan to file a resolution Friday that's aimed at blocking President Donald Trump's declaration of an emergency at the Southwest border.

In an April 26, 2017 photo released by the U.S. Navy, aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson sails the Philippine Sea escorted by Japanese destroyers. The aircraft supercarrier was headed toward the Korean Peninsula for an exercise with South Korea. About 700 sailors from Naval Air Station Lemoore are aboard the Vinson.

Capitol Alert

Funding for West Coast SEALs and submarines at risk under Trump border plan, Democrats say

A Navy SEAL training facility in California and submarine pier in Washington are among military construction projects that could have funding seized to build President Trump’s wall on the Mexico border.

Politics & Government

‘You’re my guy’: Top Senate Dem urges Jaime Harrison to challenge Lindsey Graham

Days after launching an exploratory campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2020, Democrat Jaime Harrison might have already secured support from top party leaders.

Former President Barack Obama, left, hugs Golden State Warriors basketball player Stephen Curry after speaking at the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Summit in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019.

California

Obama joined by Curry to tell minority boys ‘you matter’

Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a better place.

State Sen. Bill Monning has spent years fighting Big Soda. His latest bill would regulate the beverages offered in special kids’ meals. It made it through the Legislature and is on the governor’s desk.

Capitol Morning

Return of the soda tax + Water bill takes on Cadiz + Canada-California trade

A group of lawmakers is introducing bills that bring the soda tax back. A California state senator reintroduced legislation to fight the scientific review of the Cadiz Water Project.

These are some of the issues behind California’s housing crisis

Capitol Alert

Could this new bill help solve California’s housing crisis? New study suggests otherwise

Sen. Scott Wiener wants CA to use upzoning to help make housing more affordable. A new study on zoning changes near transit centers in Chicago found housing prices went up but the number of units built did not.

President Donald Trump pauses during a signing event for “Space Policy Directive 4” in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in Washington.

Latest News

Work begins to replace layer of border wall in San Diego

Construction has begun on the fifth border wall project of Donald Trump's presidency, replacing up to 14 miles of barrier in San Diego.

Desert Bighorn Sheep, shown here in 2000 in the Mojave National Preserve, are among the rare species that could be harmed if the Trump administration extends barriers along the California-Mexico border, a lawsuit filed by the state of California argues. AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Bob Carey)

Capitol Alert

Trump’s proposed border wall would be a disaster for endangered species, lawsuits say

The border wall expansion proposed by Donald Trump would pose a threat to endangered and threatened species, a lawsuit filed by California and other states says. The president declared a national emergency.

Trump announces national emergency to get border wall funding

Capitol Alert

Why Trump’s tweets could be used against him in California’s border emergency lawsuit

California is using President Donald Trump’s tweets against him in a lawsuit challenging his national emergency declaration. The state argues there is no crisis at the Mexico border.

This is the Bay Area house Gov. Gavin Newsom has listed at $5.995 million

Real Estate News

Gavin Newsom lists his Marin County home for $5.995 million as he pivots to life in Sacramento

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has put his Marin County home on the market at $5.995 million. It’s in Kentfield, CA

Watch Mayor Steinberg discuss Stephon Clark shooting in State of the City speech

Local

Mayor says Stephon Clark death wounded Sacramento, calls for $200 million community fund

Saying the Stephon Clark shooting wounded the entire city, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg on Tuesday called for a $200 million investment in Sacramento’s lower-income neighborhoods.

Capitol Alert

Trump slams California’s ‘fast train’ as Gavin Newsom leads 16 states suing over border wall

President Donald Trump criticized California and 15 states that filed a lawsuit on Feb. 19 challenging his declaration of national emergency on the Mexico border. He compared his border wall to high speed rail.

Stacey Abrams delivers the Democratic response to the State of the Union

Politics & Government

Stacey Abrams appearance at voting rights hearing has political overtones, GOP says

Stacey Abrams tells congressional subcommittee of toxic environment for voting rights enforcement

COLUMBIA, SC - JANUARY 21: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stands on the statehouse steps during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Dome event on January 21, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. Fellow potential Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined Sanders at the event. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Presidential Election

‘It is time to complete that revolution’: Sanders says he’s running for president

Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that he is running for president, telling supporters that Democrats must not only unite to defeat Donald Trump in 2020, but finally combat the systemic economic and racial injustice he says has deeply wounded the country.

The moment Gavin Newsom put California cities on alert over housing compliance

Capitol Alert

Gavin Newsom’s housing lawsuit put 47 California cities on notice. Is yours on the list?

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to enforce a California law that requires cities to plan development that includes dense, affordable housing. He sued Huntington Beach and dozens of others are violating the law.

This is what a Caltrans hiring fair looks like

The State Worker

Gas tax hiring spree continues at Caltrans. It has hundreds of new openings

Caltrans has hundreds of openings for highway maintenance workers. It’s racing to fill jobs to keep with road promises made by Senate Bill, the 2017 law commonly known as California’s gas tax.

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