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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new laws to protect tenants against eviction and high rental costs, including a bill that caps how much people pay upfront in security deposits. …

Every few months over the last two years, a sea of California carpenters clogged the state Capitol to voice their support of high-profile housing legislation, their yellow and orange vests, …

WASHINGTON —  Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker but struggled to quickly unite their deeply divided majority and elect the conservative in a public …

WASHINGTON —  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a darling of the right, is former President Trump’s pick to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House. But as Jordan campaigns …

WASHINGTON —  The House Republican majority is stuck, one week after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with lawmakers unable to coalesce around a new leader in a stalemate that threatens …

NEW YORK —  A new indictment filed Tuesday charged U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of donors to his campaign and then using their credit cards to ring up …

Cannabis dispensaries in California won’t be able to convert their businesses into cafes where they can sell food and host live concerts anytime soon. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill …

LIVINGSTON, Texas —  The case that landed Jedidiah Murphy on Texas’ death row is not remarkable, at least not by death row standards. After a childhood of abuse and years in …

Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed two overlapping bills that would have forced large California cities to establish independent redistricting commissions by 2030, citing potential unbudgeted costs. Newsom’s move came as …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —  How much is Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago worth? That’s been a point of contention after a New York judge ruled that the former president exaggerated the Florida property’s …