A new initiative in California to leave the US and become an independent country is gathering momentum. What’s this measure all about? And is it possible for a state to exit the union?

Former Congressman Devin Nunes shares his take on the heated exchange between Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and FBI director ...

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As promised during his campaign, second-term President Donald Trump is sending ICE agents to detain and deport those without ...

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Homeowners’ insurance has become increasingly difficult to afford and harder to get in California and some other states ...

Will California become an independent country and exit the United States of America? California Secretary of State Shirley Weber recently approved a campaign to gather signatures petitioning for a ...

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

Nicolas Talbott is one of the plaintiffs filing suit against President Trump's ban on transgender troops in the military. This is his story.

Officials in Santa Clara County on Thursday said they have filed a federal lawsuit over President Trump's executive order ...

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

Energy demands from big tech, including for AI, has elected officials giving an old power source a second look.