Trump's FEMA wasn't ready for last year's record-breaking hurricane season, and it wants the public to know that it's not ready for another one.

To defend against extreme weather, U.S. cities must accept that survival means change—to the economy and also to the country's conception of itself.

Female candidates are turning gender and motherhood into political assets in the midterms.

Reformer district attorneys are changing criminal justice in ways legislatures can’t.

The world that 1968 ushered in is a far cry from the one activists imagined.

Opposition to the president in Orange County has boosted hopes of a wave election this fall. But Democrats need more than anti-Trump anger to win.

How a pot crisis restarted a conversation about public banking in America

California lawmakers want to raise the legal threshold for officers' use of lethal force. Will the idea catch on across America?

The U.S. attorney general is suing the "lawless" state over its immigration laws, but his legal case is unconvincing.

The story of California's rescued bears isn't just heartwarming. It's the beginning of a new way to think about burn treatment.

As climate liability lawsuits rise, industry forces are fighting back.

The nation's leader of the climate resistance is getting pummeled by global warming. Your state could be next.

Kevin de León, the California Senate president, is taking on the U.S. senator in next year's Democratic primary. The reward is much greater than the risk.

Kevin de León, president of the California Senate, is challenging the longtime senator next year, creating a dilemma for the party's 2020 hopefuls.