Opinion

California lawmakers stood around Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday and celebrated the passage of the state budget and “transformative” housing legislation at the state Capitol. Read More.

The US Supreme Court won’t weigh in on a censorship case brought by a Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-founded anti-vaccine group that challenged Meta Platforms Inc.’s decision to pull its Facebook posts. Read More.

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia was ready to hold a new round of peace negotiations with Ukraine, potentially in Istanbul, although the time and venue had yet to be agreed. Read More.

President Donald Trump is expected to be at the formal opening Tuesday of a controversial immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades that state leaders have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Read More.

The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump’s bid to enforce his executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally. Read More.

If the CDC adopts the recommendation, it will mark one of the first major changes in federal vaccine guidance and access as Kennedy embarks on his goal of remaking immunization policy in his image. Read More.

President Trump and his top national security brass aggressively pushed back on reporting that recent strikes on Iran only set its nuclear program back by a matter of months — a determination made by the administration’s own internal assessments.  Read More.

President Trump on Wednesday called for the firing of CNN correspondent Natasha Bertrand, who reported on air that an internal U.S. intelligence assessment found Saturday’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites set back Tehran’s nuclear program by only a few months. Read More.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, called the prospect of caucusing with Democrats an "interesting hypothetical," but she fell short of fully committing to doing so if the Democrats pick up three seats in the 2027 midterms.  Read More.

Kamala Harris is leaning toward entering the California gubernatorial race, sources familiar with the former vice president’s thinking tell The Hill. Read More.

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday challenged Vice President JD Vance to a debate after the vice president visited Los Angeles and accused him of "egging on" violent disorder in the city. Read More.

President Trump broke with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s prior suggestion in March that Iran was not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon and warned that the theocratic regime is “close” to having one. Read More.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said that the United States is becoming “one of the worst countries” in the world after President Donald Trump and Republican governors deployed the National Guard to quell anti-ICE riots. Read More.

Since Israel began its concerted attack on Iran on Friday, calls for regime change in Iran have grown louder – from hawks in the United States Congress to Israeli officials and some Iranian activists abroad. Read More.

The order came after Trump promised to protect migrant farmers, hotel workers, and others in the leisure industry who have been among those deported. Read More.