LOS ANGELES — The federal government sued California on Thursday over a water policy it said violates the state's environmental protection law. The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in Sacramento federal court to block a contentious plan approved in December to increase river flows in the San Joaquin River...
Walters: Trump, Newsom Share a Similar Problem
Gov. Gavin Newsom punctuated his inaugural address this week with several jabs at President Donald Trump, referring at one point to “the corruption and incompetence in the White House.” However, while neither man would admit it, they share a similar political problem. Having made extravagant promises to gain support from...
Opinion: Let Americans Watch Their Supreme Court in Action
On Monday, the Supreme Court will start a new term, with a docket packed with cases that could affect our personal lives, the environment and American democracy itself. But despite its predominant role, the court is the one branch of our federal government that does not allow itself to be...
Included in House FAA Bill: Minimum Size for Airline Seats
The House voted Sept. 25 to direct the federal government to set a minimum size for airline seats, bar from being kicked off overbooked planes, and consider whether to restrict animals on planes. Those and other passenger-related provisions were included in a bill to authorize Federal Aviation Administration programs for...