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Dianne Feinstein, Kamala Harris try to cut a deal with Trump

President Donald Trump regularly has held off announcing nominations for California vacancies on the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as the White House negotiates with the state's two Democratic senators. There are signs they could reach a deal on judges.

Capitol Alert

Why charter school backers are spending big in California's governor's race

California charter schools advocates are spending millions to elect Antonio Villaraigosa as California's next governor, while Gavin Newsom and the powerful California Teachers Association are fighting back.

Capitol Alert

California lawsuit to protect abortion services suggested

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said the Trump administration's move that could defund Planned Parenthood is "reckless."

In this Aug. 17, 2011, photo, correctional officers keep watch on inmates on the recreation yard at Pelican Bay State Prison near Crescent City, Calif.

The State Worker

On his way out, Gov. Jerry Brown offers prison guards a big raise

A tentative contract for the California Correctional Peace Officers Association offers prison guards a 5 percent raise on July 1, 2019. It's the biggest raise Jerry Brown offered the union in his second run as governor.

The State Worker

Pension fund's CFO 'no longer works' for CalPERS after hiring review

CalPERS CFO Charles Asubonten no longer works for CalPERS as of May 21, 2018. The financial blog Naked Capitalism in April 2018 reported that he exaggerated his accomplishments in his application to the pension fund.

Schubert ad accuses DA opponent of courtroom misdeeds

Local Elections

Ad Watch: Schubert’s ad claims against challenger are ‘iffy’

Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert says her challenger Noah Phillips supports reducing punishments for sex crimes and human trafficking. The election is June 5, 2018.

California

A bar too high? Pass rate plummets to record low for California lawyer exam

The State Bar of California announced on May 18, 2018, that only a quarter of applicants passed the California bar exam in February. It was the worst pass rate ever for the test that lawyers must successfully complete to practice in California.

District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert speaks at the League of Women Voters candidates forum in Sacramento

Local Elections

Get a text ad from a candidate? Invasive, maybe, but it works, say experts.

Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert is among candidates seeking potential voters via text messaging. Technology, speed, cost and reach – all are factors that attract campaigns to add texting to their tool kit. Voting rights and privacy advocates are concerned about the level and depth of access political campaigns have to the personal information needed to launch text and other election media offensives.

President Donald Trump speaks at the North Side Gymnasium in Elkhart, Ind., Thursday, May 10, 2018, during a campaign rally.

Elections

House Republicans set terms for Trump to campaign on their turf

The question of whether GOP candidates want President Donald Trump to campaign with them sparked dodges, pauses and caveats. But the answer Republicans from tough districts have settled on is, sure — if Trump will campaign on their terms.

Kate Van Buren is a Sacramento realtor running for the County Assessor.

Real Estate News

Realtor says she's challenging assessor to fix troubled department

The Sacramento County Assessor’s race is pitting Christina Wynn, the incumbent who was appointed under a cloud of controversy, against Kate Van Buren, a newcomer who has never worked in the assessor’s office. The election is June 5, 2018.

Capitol Alert

Donald Trump endorses John Cox for California governor

President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Republican businessman John Cox for California governor. Recent polls show Cox and Assemblyman Travis Allen, R-Huntington Beach, in a tight race for second and a spot on the November ballot.

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on immigration policy in California in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in Washington.

National Politics

Trump: Justice Department planted spy in 2016 campaign

President Donald Trump accused the Justice Department of trying to frame him by planting a spy in his 2016 campaign _ an allegation his own lawyer says might not be true.

Capitol Alert

California appeals to save assisted death law

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed an appeal on Monday, May 21, 2018, to a court ruling that overturned the state's assisted suicide law.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addresses troops during the 120th anniversary of the Philippine Navy, Tuesday, May 22, 2018 in suburban Pasay city south of Manila, Philippines. Duterte has asked drug suspects in a central province to look for a reason to land in jail and stay there if they want to live longer in his latest brazen threat under his bloody anti-drug crackdown.

Nation & World

Duterte to drug suspects: Want to live longer? Stay in jail

The Philippine president has told drug suspects in a central province to look for a way to get arrested and then stay in jail if they want to live longer, in his latest threat in his bloody anti-drug crackdown.

Nation & World

Georgians vote in race centered on immigration, education

Georgia voters decide primaries for Georgia governor in race centered on immigration, education.

In this May 16, 2018 photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four Democratic senators are asking Pruitt for details about his new legal defense fund.

News

The Latest: EPA bars AP, CNN from summit on contaminants

The Environmental Protection Agency is barring The Associated Press, CNN and the environmental-focused news organization E&E from a national summit on harmful water contaminants.

Nation & World

A closer look at 10 arrested Saudi women's rights activists

A closer look at the 10 detained activists in Saudi Arabia and how they became icons of the women's rights movement there.

In this May 17, 2018, photo, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stands off to the side before stepping up to the podium to deliver remarks to a small group of supporters near the capitol announcing the release of funds for the state's biodiesel program in Jefferson City, Mo. A St. Louis judge on Monday appointed the prosecutor in Jackson County as the special prosecutor who will decide whether to refile an invasion-of-privacy case against Greitens.

Nation & World

The Latest: Woman in Greitens' affair defends her account

A woman who had an affair with Gov. Eric Greitens is standing by her account that he coerced her into unwanted sexual activity.

Santa Fe High School freshman, Jai Gillard writes messages on each of the 10 crosses in front the school Monday, May 21, 2018, in Santa Fe. Gillard, was in the art class Friday morning, knew all of the victims of the shooting. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called for a moment of silence at 10 a.m. and came to the school to participate.

National Politics

The Latest: Shooting suspect's father thinks he was bullied

The father of a 17-year-old student accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Houston-area high school says the teenager doesn't own any guns and that perhaps his son was being bullied.

Business & Real Estate

EU braces for US to go ahead with steel and aluminum tariffs

The European Union doubts that U.S. President Donald Trump will accept an offer of trade talks to exempt the bloc from punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum exports next week.

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