Ian Choudri, CEO of California High Speed Rail, speaks during a press conference on the high-speed rail project at the Wasco Rail Yard facility in Wasco on Feb. 3, 2026. (Larry Valenzuela / CalMatters) California’s High Speed Rail Authority paid nearly $600,000 in unallowable travel expenses to “...
Could California become the first state in the country to enact a billionaire tax? Voters will decide on Proposition 40, which is an effort to fund the state's healthcare system....
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed addressed supporters and claimed victory over Republican Mike Rogers, in his bid to become the first-ever Muslim senator....
Democrats made major gains Tuesday night, reshaping the political landscape for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. Republicans lost control of both the U.S. House and Senate, as voters also decided gubernatorial contests in more than two-thirds of the states....
