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From Lincoln to Luttig: ‘Clear and present danger to American democracy’ still looms
In its third public hearing, the committee investigating Jan. 6 presented testimony around the scheming of Donald Trump and John Eastman to pressure Mike Pence to overturn the 2020...Read More
Bill would yank tax breaks for nonprofits who helped fund Trump insurrection
California nonprofits that helped fund the Trump Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol may lose their tax-exempt status via a new bill.Read More
Newsom makes acceptance speech less than hour after polls close
Gov. Gavin Newsom survives the recall effort by wide margins in a race called less than an hour after polls closed.Read More
Pandemic of tribalism: Anti-vaccination messaging and misinformation kills
Covid-19 in the U.S. is overshadowed by another pandemic, one of misinformation and mistrust, with consequences playing out in real time on a dangerous and deadly stage.Read More
FBI arrests Napa County man with pipe bombs, firearms who vowed ‘war’ for Trump
A Napa County man was charged Tuesday with violations of federal weapons laws after investigators discovered a trove of pipe bombs and firearms at his home and business. Ian...Read More
Biden repeals Trump’s ban on transgender military service members
"It's simple: America is safer when everyone qualified to serve can do so openly and with pride."Read More
Pelosi calls on Pence, cabinet to remove Trump under 25th Amendment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, on Thursday called for Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet of President Donald Trump to remove Trump from office via the 25th...Read More
Live Capitol updates: Trump says there will be ‘orderly transition’ of power
Live updates are posted below the original story. Outgoing President Donald Trump supporters have breached the U.S. Capitol and forced evacuations and shelter-in-place orders for officials and staffers inside....Read More
Trump makes unfounded voter fraud claims, Biden urges ‘calm’ as his lead grows
All eyes are on Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona Thursday afternoon as former Vice President Joe Biden inches closer to an Electoral College win in the race against President...Read More
Presidential race too close to call despite premature Trump victory claim
In a race without a clear winner, the bid for the presidency hinges on a handful of battlegrounds.Read More
Volatile backdrop sets stage for violent counterprotest in SF ‘free speech’ rally
Donald Trump supporters held a permitted rally for “free speech” at the San Francisco United Nations Plaza Saturday, though the term rally in this case is overstated given the...Read More
Supreme Court rules census count can be halted immediately
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a request by the Trump administration to stay a lower court injunction that prevented the U.S. Census Bureau from ending its field...Read More
Doctors say Trump 72 hours into diagnosis, in ‘exceptionally good spirits’
The 72-hour timeline would mathematically put the time of his diagnosis closer to Wednesday morning. Read More
Trump heads to Walter Reed hospital out of ‘abundance of caution’
President Donald Trump, 74, is headed to Walter Reed hospital for the next few days as a “precautionary measure” after he and the first lady tested positive for Covid-19...Read More
SF judge blocks Trump’s executive order limiting WeChat app pending trial
Late Saturday night, a federal judge in San Francisco issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting the WeChat messaging app in the United States. The...Read More
Liccardo joins legal fight against Census exclusion of undocumented residents
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo announced Friday that he would be named a plaintiff and join a lawsuit with San Jose and other jurisdictions to prevent President Donald Trump...Read More
Schaaf says Oakland vandalism ‘agitators’ play into Trump’s ‘twisted campaign strategy’
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf chastised people who attended a protest over the weekend for vandalizing a police station and attempting to set the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse on fire....Read More
Schaaf tells Trump she needs PPE, not federal law enforcement
Oakland needs help overcoming Covid-19 rather than troops, Mayor Libby Schaaf said following comments Monday morning by President Donald Trump that he may send more federal law enforcement to...Read More
Trump answers cries for justice with threats of fascism
Change, inevitable and constant, flows like a lazy river until the currents of history accelerate into rapids of sudden crises.Read More
Trump lashes out after 5-4 Supreme Court ruling blocks attempt to end DACA program
The U.S. Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program protecting undocumented young immigrants from...Read More