Biden issues first veto, rejecting GOP-led bill to reverse investing rule
The resolution would have nixed a Labor Department rule over how retirement plan managers pick investments.
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The resolution would have nixed a Labor Department rule over how retirement plan managers pick investments.
Schroeder was elected by Colorado voters in 1972 and then reelected 11 times, becoming one of the most influential Democrats and feminists in Congress.
Proposal would increase Medicare tax on high earners to 5%, which president says will provide 25 years of solvency.
Two California men who pleaded guilty to plotting to firebomb the state Democratic Party's headquarters and other buildings in Northern California after the defeat of former President Donald Trump were sentenced Wednesday to federal prison.
The measure now goes to President Biden's desk for his signature.
"I've registered as an Arizona independent. I know some people might be a little bit surprised by this, but actually, I think it makes a lot of sense," Sinema said in a Thursday interview with CNN's Jake Tapper in her Senate office.
The current order of nominating contests is Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.
The vote was 61-36, with a number of Republican senators choosing not to vote.
Jeffries launched his bid for House Democratic leader on Friday, promising his colleagues in a letter that he would empower and protect them — and expand their ranks.
Nancy Pelosi was in the car with her brothers when they kept trying to show her the Capitol building for the first time: "And finally, I saw it – a stunning white building with a magnificent dome."
CBS News projects Republicans have won 218 seats in the House, but the chamber will remain closely divided.
The growing Latino voting population will no doubt influence the Nov. 8 midterm election nationwide, but especially so in California's District 13. Latinos make up just over 50 percent of the voting population in the district. Leaders are encouraging them to get out and vote.
After Congressman Tom McClintock's former district expanded, McClintock took the conservative southwestern side, leaving the other up for grabs. Assemblymember Kevin Kiley is the likely winner but will face a tough battle as Dr. Kermit Jones emerges as a viable option for the seat. The winner could contribute to control of congress.
Two more House Democrats announced Tuesday they won't seek reelection in November, bringing the party's total retirements to 28 ahead of what is expected to be a difficult midterm election year.
Two Northern California men in federal court were charged with conspiring to attack the Democratic headquarters in Sacramento in a plot to overthrow the government, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom can't put his Democratic Party affiliation on the ballot voters see when they decide whether to remove him, a judge ruled Monday.
Several familiar names to Californians are making the list of the top Democratic nominees for president in 2020.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats meet Saturday with renewed optimism about their party's chances of adding to their huge majority among the state's 53-member congressional delegation and potentially tipping the balance of power in the U.S. House.
Democrats who gleefully jeered Republican divisions last week awoke to a political mess of their own making Monday as party unity behind Hillary Clinton proved much harder to secure.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she is stepping down as Democratic Party chairwoman at the end of this week's convention.
Bernie Sanders will begin a series of Southern California rallies on Sunday.
California Democrats are solidifying their support for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presumed presidential bid next year, while California Republicans have no clear front-runner, according to a poll released Thursday.
Republican Catharine Baker was declared the winner over Democrat Tim Sbranti in Assembly District 16 after an updated tally by Contra Costa and Alameda counties.
President Barack Obama is on a three-day fundraising swing through California and what he says at some of his stops will be anybody's guess.
Nearly 20 years after California became the first state to ban the use of race and ethnicity in college admissions, a proposal to reinstate affirmative action has sparked a backlash that is forging a new divide in the state's powerful Democratic Party and creating opportunity for conservatives.
