The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Nov. 5 in a case testing the boundaries of presidential power over trade. The challenge targets President Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency ...

One of the first bills signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom after this year’s legislative session will throw another lifeline to Los Angeles residents who are struggling financially after the ...

California lawmakers narrowly passed SB 79, a bill to allow denser housing near transit despite local pushback. Now awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision, the measure highlights deep divisions over ...

POLITICO’s Policy Intelligence Assistant takes your policy impact to the next level, introducing a suite of report building tools to help you demonstrate your expertise— the AI-Enabled Policy Report ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 1224, a bill that would have allowed substitute teachers to stay in the same classroom for twice as long. The measure, meant to address California’s teacher shortage, drew ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced plans to redirect $2.4 billion in federal funds away from California’s high-speed rail project to other passenger rail efforts nationwide. The move ...

The Trump administration has unveiled an ambitious plan to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system within just a few years. With decades of delays behind the FAA’s NextGen upgrades and a ...

California’s cap-and-trade program—first established under AB 32—remains central to the state’s climate change strategy. With Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers pushing a 15-year extension through 2045, ...

The conversation around representation in government has gained momentum, but has the demographic makeup of our leaders, legislators, and judges changed? We pulled together data on the race, sex, ...

The Biden administration has navigated a sometimes uneasy balance of seeding clean energy projects while limiting the growth of fossil fuel production on federal land and waters. But the Inflation ...

Lawmakers failed to resolve several key defense spending and policy battles ahead of the November elections, leaving unresolved issues that will dominate the upcoming lame-duck session. Chief among ...

A first-in-the-nation effort in California to regulate the voluntary carbon offset industry sailed through the Legislature last year with no opposition — only to be vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Now, a ...