Watch CBS News
Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's longtime housekeeper, mistress and mother of an out-of-wedlock child publicly talked about her child's paternity for the first time in a published interview.
First lady Michelle Obama took time off from a fundraising trip to the Southland Monday to encourage Hollywood writers and producers to help in her initiative to raise awareness of military families by telling more stories about them.
The Democratic governor is challenging Republican lawmakers to break partisan ranks just three days before the new budget is suppose to be passed.
The ultra-conservative Republican candidate also spoke candidly about the recent setbacks his campaign has suffered, and reassured the audience he's seen it all before.
A study shows California lawmakers are the nation's most educated.
First Lady Michelle Obama is holding fund-raising events Monday for President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign.
Newt Gingrich is trying to reboot his troubled presidential bid. The former House speaker gave a foreign policy address Sunday night in Beverly Hills in which he charged the Obama administration with placing "political correctness above common sense" when it comes to global affairs.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has been mentioned as a potential Republican presidential candidate, is accusing the Obama administration of transforming abortion into a U.S. export.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is coming to Beverly Hills Sunday ... and not to shop!
After a failed tax vote a day earlier, the state Senate was meeting to figure out how Democrats and Republicans could compromise on closing California's remaining $9.6 billion budget deficit.
California's Legislature prohibits lawmakers from releasing their daily calendars, but legislators in many other states voluntarily open their schedules so the public can see how they spend their time and who is allowed access to them.
The political backlash against "Secure Communities" continues to grow in the wake of the city council vote this week to support state legislation that would allow local jurisdictions to opt-out.
The blogger who broke "Weinergate" has returned to Orange County as a hometown hero among fellow conservatives.
An attorney for a former porn star linked to Congressman Anthony Weiner said her client has been "threatened" by an as-yet unidentified party.
The state Legislature is debating whether to disband the industrial city with a population of less than 100, which has been mired in allegations of corruption.
