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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A fresh round of criticism last year that the California Coastal Commission was an impediment to home building prompted state Sen. John Laird to push back.

The Santa Cruz Democrat set out to ...Read more

NEW YORK — Chief Michael LiPetri has been promoted to interim chief of department – the NYPD’s highest uniformed post – following the retirement of John Chell, the Daily News has learned.

LiPetri’s appointment ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As the government shutdown entered its second week, Democratic lawmakers insisted the tide is shifting toward a deal as some hard-line Republicans express support for extending health insurance subsidies, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is openly criticizing Republican leaders in Congress over their handling of the government shutdown and health care funding.

Greene’s social media posts and ...Read more

New York Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries and Mike Lawler got into a shouting match Wednesday during a testy exchange over the ongoing government shutdown.

Lawler, a Republican, confronted the House minority leader after a ...Read more

TRENTON, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and a bipartisan group of lawmakers crowded into a Downriver diner Wednesday morning to celebrate a new law that next year will exempt tips, certain overtime pay and Social Security...Read more

WASHINGTON — It was noon on Wednesday and the House side of the Capitol was almost deserted. Save for the remaining staff and journalists roaming the halls, it was a shell of its typical self in the middle of what was ...Read more

President Donald Trump said both Israel and Hamas had agreed to terms for the release of all hostages held by the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, a major breakthrough in the U.S.-brokered negotiations to end their two-...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will undergo a physical exam on Friday following mounting questions about his health prompted by noticeable bruising and swelling in recent months.

“On Friday morning, President ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Chicago is emerging as the latest testing ground for President Trump’s domestic deployment of military force as hundreds of National Guard troops were expected to descend on the city.

The president said ...Read more

Michael J. Fox is a "big fan" of Eric Stoltz.

The 64-year-old actor replaced Eric as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future franchise, after the filmmakers realised that Eric wasn't the right fit for the role, and the duo ...Read more

Offset has learned parenting lessons from his mom.

The 33-year-old rap star - who has Blossom, 13 months, Wave, four, and Kulture, seven, with Cardi B, as well as Kody Cephus, 10, Jordan Cephus, 15, and Kalea Marie Cephus...Read more

Shonda Rhimes has felt pressure to "justify" how she had kids.

The 55-year-old producer - who has Harper, 22, and Emerson, 12, via adoption, as well as Beckett, 11, via surrogacy - has faced lots of "questions" over the ...Read more

The IRS will furlough just under half of its staff and pause most of the agency’s taxpayer services as gridlock in Congress pushes the government shutdown into its second week.

The plan released Wednesday, which calls ...Read more

The federal government logged a $1.8 trillion budget deficit for the 2025 fiscal year, little changed from 2024 despite a surge in tariff revenues, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

The shortfall for the year ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Semiquincentennial birthday bash kicks off Thursday, complete with a grand parade of ships, a televised concert, and a picnic with a celebrity chef.

Officials have said they...Read more

Another Republican Florida lawmaker has filed a bill to rename several roadways after the late Charlie Kirk, the right-wing political activist and influencer who was fatally shot in September.

State Rep. Kevin Steele, R-...Read more

JERUSALEM — U.S. President Donald Trump said a peace deal in the Middle East is “very close,” after officials from Israel and Hamas were cautiously positive about the prospects talks underway in Egypt would bring an ...Read more

BOSTON — Supporters of the pro-Palestinian protester charged with punching a Boston Police officer and breaking his nose cursed at reporters, shielding themselves with keffiyehs, after their companion was taken from the ...Read more

An attorney for veteran downstate Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost told the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday that Illinois’ post-election mail-in ballot-counting law created the potential for reputational and financial harm...Read more