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California farmworkers can now unionize more easily after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday in the final step of an unusual compromise struck last year between the Democratic leader and …

Gloria Molina, the daughter of working-class parents and an unapologetic Chicana who transformed the political landscape of Los Angeles, died Sunday night after a three-year battle with cancer. Her death …

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa —  Warning of a Republican “culture of losing,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis courted voters in battleground Iowa on Saturday, seeking to weaken former President Trump’s grip on the …

President Biden’s latest picks for the Federal Reserve would further transform the diversity of the U.S. central bank’s leadership in just two years. Biden said Friday that he will nominate …

A San Diego-area Border Patrol agent was charged Thursday with federal crimes related to on-duty corruption, including moving what he believed was 23 pounds of methamphetamine and opening a border …

Asylum-seeking families who cross the U.S. border without authorization will be subject to GPS monitoring and a curfew and will be deported if they fail an initial asylum screening under …

WASHINGTON —  The last time House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sat down with President Biden in the Oval Office, he struck a firm but hopeful tone, telling reporters that the pair could …

SACRAMENTO  —  After the three top Democrats running for U.S. Senate fielded questions from union leaders for an hour Sunday evening, California Labor Federation executive secretary-treasurer Lorena Gonzalez told the …

WASHINGTON —  It’s time to start worrying about the debt ceiling. The federal government is careening toward its borrowing credit limit, beyond which the Treasury won’t be able to pay all …

If you thought Fox News would take a new direction in prime time following the ouster of conservative provocateur Tucker Carlson, the choice for fill-in host in the hour next …