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The committee said it is investigating allegations that Gomez engaged in "inappropriate sexual contact with a House staffer." He said he did not violate the law or House ethics rules.
Tech scion David Ellison's company wants the coalition of 12 states and the WGA to cover the 'ticking fees' that Paramount could incur due to Warner deal delays.
Tim Gaspar touts his work as a small business owner, while Barri Worth Girvan says her time in the public sector will make her a stronger advocate for Valley constituents.
In an era of even more bitter divisions in the state and nation, political and governmental reforms face severe threats.
The current approach — an economic choke hold on Iran — is being led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Dairy farmers grazing cows in Point Reyes were paid to leave, but now they want back in. They claim the park needs grazing to keep a lid on invasive species. The Trump administration is sympathetic.
The defense comes after President Trump issued an executive order recommending that the singular measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine should be separated into three, and that all childhood immunizations should be given at separate visits.
Lawmakers are pressing for answers amid reports that sailors aboard the San Diego-based carrier have endured food shortages, plumbing failures and severe fatigue.
A new ruling by an administrative immigration court ends a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients who are married to U.S. citizens.
A bill that would have banned the sale of genetically-modified pets for cosmetic reasons died in committee Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Justice claimed "a huge win for the residents of Los Angeles County and for the Second Amendment," announcing a settlement Thursday in a lawsuit filed against the Sheriff's Department over delays in processing applications for permits to carry concealed firearms.
President Donald Trump gets sued by media organizations for selling early access to his Truth Social posts.
The Department of Homeland Security plans to spend up to $20 million on gloves that deliver painful shocks to detainees.
The Kennedy Center's board of trustees on Thursday voted to move forward with President Trump's plan to close the building for renovations and to inscribe his name on the building to commemorate the upgrades.
Union leaders are asking David Ellison commit to keeping Paramount's operations in Hollywood and maintaining historic levels of film production in the U.S.
For Democrats, impeachment remains an option, but they are reluctant to make it a centerpiece of their agenda this time.
As the campaign for California governor heads into the general election, Democrat Xavier Becerra maintains a strong lead over Republican Steve Hilton, according to a new poll.
After polling showed progressive Francesca Hong up by double digits, the establishment-backed David Crowley won the Democratic nomination for governor in Wisconsin.
The Trump administration again asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to save President Trump's plan for the U.S. Postal Service to place new nationwide limits on mail voting.
Two state lawmakers want cold storage companies to take care of local communities after industrial disasters.
The chair of the California Senate's utilities committee said Tuesday he was "deeply troubled" by electric company executives' recent threats to take action to protect their shareholders if they don't get legislation in Sacramento to limit their wildfire liabilities.
L.A. County could become among the first major election jurisdictions to implement guidance or policy related to prediction markets.
Paramount's board has approved David Ellison's contingency plan to move headquarters from Hollywood as early as this fall, according to people familiar with the situation.
The two candidates for California governor came to Sacramento offering policy agendas that were both sweeping and vague. Both were quick to belittle the promises by their rival.
Hundreds of Californians rallied at a federal hearing to protest a Trump administration push to wrest regulatory control over the state's coastline.
Benjamin Bycel worked as an attorney for the ACLU and later as a civil rights lawyer in Santa Barbara, successfully arguing a landmark California Supreme Court case. In 1991, he took on his most high-profile role: founding director of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission.
Scott Wiener's congressional campaign launched a chatbot parodying rival Connie Chan, sparking a rebuke from Pelosi and illustrating the minefield politicians navigate when using AI.
Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton are competing in the race for California governor. Here's what you need to know about the candidates.
Conservatives debate online whether college students should be more frugal on food, or if the younger generation is contending with a larger affordability issue.
A state judge Thursday rejected a challenge to how California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta's office summarized a strict new voter ID measure on November ballots.
Blanche's path to confirmation has been complicated over a settlement of Trump's lawsuit against the IRS that has drawn intense scrutiny from Republicans and Democrats alike.
Trump called the Supreme Court decision 'very unfair,' and said the new orders were an attempt to end birthright citizenship by other means.
The confirmation of Todd Blanche hangs on the support of two Republicans who have repeatedly criticized President Trump's stewardship of the department.
Questions about his electability have little to do with his résumé and more to do with him being the son of Egyptian immigrants who prays five times a day.
Box office duds weighed down the company's gains in streaming as the industry waits to see whether Paramount will succeed in buying Warner Bros.
The 2-1 vote allows station ownership groups to expand their coverage beyond 39% of the U.S.
Paramount now has clearances from around the world, but David Ellison's company still faces an antitrust trial in California in its battle with state attorneys general
With a new payment system still not in place, advocates for immigrant detainees fear some are going without necessary treatment as medical providers near a year without compensation.
El-Sayed's victory will put to the test in a swing state the broader strength of the progressive movement, which has found success in deep-blue places like New York City and Los Angeles.
The Western states hold four of the nation's 18 toss-up races as rated by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
Top executives of California's two biggest utilities warned they would take action to protect their shareholders if Sacramento lawmakers fail to pass legislation limiting their companies' liabilities for wildfires sparked by their equipment
What Prop. 40 supporters don't get is that you can only smack a goose so much to give more until it bites back, which is what California billionaires are increasingly doing by throwing their cash around to defeat any political candidate exuding a whiff of progressivism.
Indie filmmakers say California's tax credit skips them. L.A. County's proposed Evergreen Fund would offer grants instead — if it survives the budget.
President Trump touched down in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening and headed directly to his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course to headline a fundraiser for the Republican Party.
A federal judge has set a March 2 trial to determine whether David Ellison's Warner Bros. takeover can move forward.
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta credited his lawsuits against the Trump administration for protecting more than $200 billion in funding, defending core civil rights and removing military forces from Los Angeles streets.
In an op-ed, Ellison tries to allay worries that he can be trusted to run CNN
Acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche has a cleared critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is losing the support of international soccer's top federations after a scheme to sell a stake in the World Cup is exposed.
California sued the Trump administration twice Monday, to block President Trump's latest round of tariffs and to block his administration from sharing needy families' personal data with immigration officials.
