Melanie Mason

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kyle Cheney |Josh Gerstein |Lindsey Holden |Melanie Mason

California will ask a judge to reverse President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles, arguing that the use of the military to suppress immigration protests is an illegal and unconstitutional intrusion on state authority. The state’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, a Democrat, unveiled on Monday the basis for the lawsuit, which he said would be filed imminently.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Melanie Mason |Brakkton Booker

ANAHEIM, California — In South Carolina, influential Democrats this weekend were hardly talking about Kamala Harris anymore. In California, they greeted the thought of her political future with impatience and weary sighs. The former vice president has kept campaign junkies guessing as she contemplates running for California governor or taking another shot at the White House in 2028.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Nicole Norman |Melanie Mason |Lindsey Holden

SACRAMENTO, California — A California Democratic lawmaker who chaired the party’s powerful Latino bloc until late last year was detained Monday afternoon and cited on suspicion of drunk driving, authorities told POLITICO. State Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, 37, forcefully disputed that she was drunk and said police officers accosted her and falsely accused her of driving under the influence. “I want to be clear: I did nothing wrong,” Cervantes said in a statement late Tuesday.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Dustin Gardiner |Melanie Mason

4 hours agoMike Johnson faces GOP centrist revolt on MedicaidHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring down a growing rebellion from his centrist wing over cuts to Medicaid in the GOP's "big, beautiful …1 day agoJustice Amy Coney Barrett Recuses Herself in a Charter School CaseThe justice will not participate in oral argument, deliberations or vote. She gave no explanation.

Jan 24, 2025 | yahoo.com | Christopher Cadelago |Melanie Mason

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump began his day of disaster tours with raging threats that sent California officials into a tailspin. He ended it with a hug and a promise to help the Golden State rebuild.