The federal government typically covers 75% of rebuilding costs after a major disaster. President-elect Trump has threatened to withhold firefighting money from California.

California’s new U.S. senator says she won’t seek a full term in 2024. She says she can better serve the state by focusing on key issues, not a campaign.

The death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein means that Gov. Newsom has to decide who will fill her seat. He has said he would appoint a caretaker, not one of the three Democrats who are already running.

The number of Justice Department and other police requests has soared in recent years to thousands a week, putting Apple and other tech giants like Google and Microsoft in an uncomfortable position between law enforcement, the courts and the customers whose privacy they have promised to protect.

Prosecutors subpoenaed Apple for data from the accounts of at least two Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, including Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell.

A look at top contenders to be California's top cop—and chief enforcer of consumer protection, internet privacy and criminal investigations.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren has taken part in the past three impeachment inquiries—those of Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and now Donald Trump.

Reps. Zoe Lofgren, Jimmy Panetta, Eric Swalwell and other insiders reflect on the Golden State’s political life after Trump. 

It’s unclear whether a ban on convincing video forgeries, known as deepfakes, would pass constitutional muster.