Updates in Policy and Government
- Newsom signs gun laws that add new taxes and limit where owners can carry firearmson September 26, 2023
Among more than 20 gun-control laws California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed are one to tax ammunition and firearms, and another limiting who can obtain a concealed-carry permit.
- Supreme Court rejects Alabama's plea to preserve a white Republican seat in Congresson September 26, 2023
Supreme Court holds that the Voting Rights Act requires a second congressional district with a near majority of Black voters in Alabama.
- State Department visits L.A., other cities to drum up support for Biden's efforts abroadon September 26, 2023
The Biden administration seeks to show how policies abroad affect Americans at home. Just in time for U.S. elections and as support for Ukraine sags.
- Goldberg: What the Republicans forcing a government shutdown have in common with 1960s radicalson September 26, 2023
House Freedom Caucus members opposing the speaker's deal with Democrats are revealing a self-destructive, countercultural tendency to reject all compromise.
- Column: Sen. Menendez needs to go. Democrats show Republicans how to deal with a rotten appleon September 26, 2023
The condemnation of indicted Sen. Robert Menendez by fellow Democrats stands in contrast to the see-no-evil response of Republicans to the serial indictments of former President Trump.
- Newsom bars school book bans: LGBTQ+ textbook bill signed into law amid growing culture warson September 26, 2023
A new law signed by the governor will bring more scrutiny to school district curriculum decisions. Materials must feature 'inclusive and diverse perspectives.'