California Senate leader Mike McGuire reappointed Sen. Susan Rubio as insurance committee chair despite federal bribery probe questions. Rubio denies wrongdoing.

A spokesperson for Democratic Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas said lawmakers needed more time to respond to a sweeping spending freeze attempted this week by the new administration of President

President Donald Trump touted sending the military into California to turn on the water and relieve a crisis, but state officials question whether there’s a drop of truth in his claims.

California leaders are disputing a claim from President Donald Trump about the state's water resources.

The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) is pushing back on President Trump’s recent claim that the U.S. military entered the state and “turned on the water” in the wake of

Susan Rubio, a Democrat from Baldwin Park, will refill the vacancy that Senate leaders briefly left open for a few weeks following reports that she was part of an FBI investigation stemming from her time as a member of the Baldwin Park City Council.

At least 29 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across Southern California.

“The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond,” Trump wrote. “The days of putting a Fake Environmental argument, over the PEOPLE, are OVER. Enjoy the water, California!!!”

A spokesperson for Democratic Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas said lawmakers needed more time to respond to a sweeping spending freeze attempted this week by the new administration of President

The California Department of Water Resources and State Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire denounced the president’s claims, which me made in a Truth Social post late on Monday.

California lawmakers notched key environmental victories in 2024, but the state’s overall standing on climate leadership dropped, according to the advocacy organization California Environmental Voters annual scorecard. The group gave the state an 84% grade, a drop in two percentage points from the year before and from a 91% score in 2022.