AI is becoming a dominant political issue, with many on the right and the left coalescing around concerns about the rapid growth of the industry.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has sparked fury over a planned $33,000 taxpayer-funded portrait of himself to be displayed in the state capitol. The funds allocated for the official portrait were revealed in Newsom's $349.5 billion state budget.

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Popular programs where social workers and therapists respond to people in mental health crises in lieu of cops emerges as budget flash point

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth caught a stray from longtime foe California Governor Gavin Newsom when he posted a video on social media of two blackhawk helicopters doing a flyover at the Indy 500 race.

Newsom has said the move to defer the funding is necessary to create a cushion for uncertain state revenue projections, but educators have argued it will further exacerbate teacher shortages and threaten students’ education.

The findings show a fluid Democratic field where second-choice support could prove as decisive as first-place votes.