One of President Trump's first executive orders threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions ...

California paid $83.1 billion more in federal taxes than it received from the federal government — more than any other state — in 2022. When the state’s population is considered, California paid ...

Gov. Newsom is now pushing that the funding be modified to exclude deportation defense of criminals after the Department of ...

California Democrats delayed votes on their “Trump-proofing” bills that would have provided $25 million for funding lawsuits ...

California legislators on Thursday delayed a vote on a pair of bills that would provide up to $50 million combined for the ...

Democrats — newly sensitive to perceptions of being soft on crime — this week faced criticism from Republicans who noted that ...

President Trump is considering eliminating FEMA citing inefficiency. States and climate advocates say FEMA needs a fix but it also needs to stay.

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

Testing data released Wednesday reveals that, overall, students across the country have not recouped pandemic learning loss ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said disaster aid should come without conditions during a trip led by Rep. Judy Chu.

Former teacher Jessica Tapia, who was fired for standing up to her district's gender policy, celebrated President Trump's executive order targeting gender ideology in schools.

More public buses are ditching diesel engines for battery packs and hydrogen fuel-cell power. But in recent years, this newer, greener tech has encountered industrywide manufacturing challenges and ...