Politics

From the East Bay to the White House, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ journey started in the Bay Area.

A new political leader in the South Bay is the youngest legislator in 80 years.

San Francisco District 1 Supervisor-elect Connie Chan declared victory Monday, following a close race that saw her beat out her opponent Marjan Philhour by just 134 votes, according to the latest election results.

The U.S. government has appealed a judge’s order barring the expulsions of immigrant children who crossed the border alone, a policy enacted during the coronavirus pandemic to deny the children asylum protections

The Pentagon also recorded more than 1,300 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 among the sister service branches, a new record for the military in a 24-hour period.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had pardoned his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn.

President Donald Trump pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, ending a yearslong prosecution in the Russia investigation that saw Flynn twice plead guilty to lying to the FBI and then reverse himself before the Department of Justice stepped in to dismiss his case.

President-elect Joe Biden used his Thanksgiving address to express his gratitude for the institution of democracy and the founding ideals of the United States.

The Trump administration has effectively killed a proposed gold and copper mine near the headwaters of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery in southwest Alaska

The historically close race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District seat has gotten even closer

President-elect Joe Biden is summoning Americans to overcome their divisions and join in common purpose against the coronavirus pandemic and the raw divisions left by the election

The White House transition is formally moving ahead. President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced his picks for high-level cabinet positions focused on national security and intelligence. Biden pointed to the nominees’ experience, while answering criticism they could represent a return to the status quo. “We cannot meet these challen...

Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia carried out a series of well-timed stock transactions at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic