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Trump ousts bipartisan commission in latest effort to reshape elections before midterm
The White House defended President Trump’s dismissal of the bipartisan U.S. Elections Assistance Commission’s remaining members as enhancing election security. Critics called it a dangerous partisan move.
Trump administration OKs California company’s plan to pipe water out of the Mojave Desert
The California company Cadiz has been trying for years to pipe water out of the Mojave Desert. The Trump administration approved a plan for a pipeline.
Trump administration erodes marine protections, invites more fishing
Trump administration invites commercial fishing in protected areas
‘I’d rather my house burn down than get cancer’: Herbicide use upends California’s fight to save forests
A U.S. Forest Service plan to use glyphosate in a burned forest spurs a reckoning in Tahoe: How much should people do to bring forests back?
In God he doesn’t trust. Still, his congressional career thrives
California Rep. Jared Huffman is one of just four openly agnostic or religiously unaffiliated lawmakers and is by far the most outspoken. His new book warns of the perils of rising Christian nationalism.
Not everyone is leaving California — new commercial battery maker sets up shop in Sacramento
A factory in Sacramento will be first in the country to make a new alternative to lithium-ion at commercial scale.
Instead of uniting the left, California’s billionaire tax measure has split Democratic allies
The union leader behind California’s proposed billionaire tax was in talks with Gov. Gavin Newsom to take it off the ballot.
Environmental justice group sues California over carbon market overhaul
The lawsuit claims that California’s air regulator rushed changes to its signature cap-and-invest program without proper environmental review.
Germany recorded 5,000 excess deaths in late-June heat wave
Germany recorded more than 5,000 excess deaths during the late-June heat wave, according to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom sought to redefine the role of first spouse. Now, she faces her biggest test
Siebel Newsom faces a predicament as her husband positions himself as Trump’s chief antagonist and prepares for a possible 2028 White House run.