Rep. Jared Huffman has launched an inquiry after the USDA touted a Southern California water district as a potential buyer for PG&E’s Potter Valley dams. The move pits local restoration plans against a sudden federal push to preserve the infrastructure.

A New York appeals court blocked the administration’s push to detain many migrants without bond, upending a policy change adopted by DHS and the BIA last year.

A viral clip of Keith Ervin telling a student "God, you're hot" prompted a school board censure and a symbolic no‑confidence vote by county commissioners. The measures stop short of removal, and Ervin is up for re‑election in August.

Bill Ford publicly endorsed Mike Duggan’s independent run for Michigan governor, praising him as a problem solver and warning the state is deeply divided.

John Seymour, a onetime Anaheim mayor and the last Republican to represent California in the U.S. Senate, died April 18 at 88. He later led housing nonprofits in Southern California.

Anne Arundel says it’s roughly 692 Republican election judges short for the June 23 primary. Officials warn they’ll begin filling GOP vacancies with other-party applicants if sign-ups don’t rise.

House Bill 828 would require Ohio employers to disclose when they use AI in hiring, mandate human review of outputs and give applicants a non‑AI alternative.

The CFTC filed suit on April 28 to block Wisconsin’s state lawsuits accusing Kalshi and other platforms of running illegal sports wagers through 'event contracts.'

LAUSD has launched a study and regional meetings to decide whether seven aging high‑school fields should be replaced with artificial turf or restored as natural grass.

A fact‑check found several key claims from the second Oregon GOP debate were misleading or unsupported, from literacy and incarceration links to payroll and downtown vacancy numbers.

A councilor's ordinance to ban masked officers leaned on a social post police say was false, prompting edits and legal questions.

Once a tight tossup in 2024, Oregon’s 5th is tilting Democratic as forecasters downgrade the race and GOP fundraising lags ahead of a May primary. Analysts say turnout will still matter.

A decade after the Obama-era promise, Harriet Tubman has not appeared on the $20. Technical, security and political delays have pushed a redesigned note toward 2030.