This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After months of potential governors playing coy, dropping in and dropping out, we finally have a field of eight Democrats and two Republicans, none of whom registers more than 14% in the latest poll. All will appear on...
The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART
SAN FRANCISCO — As the sun peeked over the horizon on a recent Friday morning, only a few people stood on a platform in Pittsburg, California, to wait for a Bay Area Rapid Transit train that would whisk them nearly 40 miles southwest to San Francisco. The working-class town with...
Democrats Sue to Find Out if Trump Will Send Armed Officers to Election Sites
The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration Tuesday to try to compel the government to say whether it was planning to put armed federal agents or military personnel at polling places or election offices this year. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., says that 11 separate...
Hezbollah Returns to Guerrilla Roots, Awaits Israeli Invasion
Lebanon's Hezbollah is applying lessons from its last war with Israel as it braces for a possible full-scale Israeli invasion and protracted conflict, returning to its roots in guerrilla warfare in south Lebanon, four Lebanese sources said. Operating in small units, fighters from the Iran-backed group are avoiding the use...
Judge Tells Live Nation, State AGs to Negotiate Potential Deal
A judge in Manhattan told Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation on Tuesday to negotiate with a group of U.S. states accusing the live entertainment conglomerate of anticompetitive conduct, a day after the U.S. Department of Justice settled its claims. Scrutiny of the concert giant's business practices and efforts to recoup...
US State Department OKs Potential Sale of Rocket Systems to Sweden
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that it had approved the potential sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment to Sweden. The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin. — (Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington; editing by Costas Pitas)
Fresno Housing Finds New Use for Shuttered Shelter
A Fresno emergency shelter that shut down in December 2025 due to lack of funds will find new life as a recuperative care facility. Fresno Housing announced Monday that RH Community Builders will take over use of the former Journey Home property in southwest Fresno. According to Fresno Housing, the...
Trump Administration Estimates Cost of Iran War’s First Two Days at $5.6 Billion, Source Says
President Donald Trump's administration said it used $5.6 billion in munitions during the first two days of strikes against Iran in a report provided to U.S. congressional committees, a source familiar with the information said on Tuesday. Members of Congress, who may soon have to approve additional funding for the...
US Warns of ‘Most Intense’ Strikes on Iran as It Eases Limits on Russian Oil
As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed that Tuesday would be the “most intense day” of U.S. strikes against Iran since the start of the war, the Trump administration has started to loosen restrictions on Russian oil exports in a bid to temper rising gas prices. It was the latest signal...
Oil Sinks 11% as Trump Predicts Middle East De-Escalation
Oil prices plummeted by more than $10 a barrel on Tuesday after soaring to an almost four-year high in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump predicted the war in the Middle East could end soon, lowering expectations of prolonged disruptions to oil supply. Brent futures were down $10.45, or 10.6%,...