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April 17, 2026

Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., is probing whether the nation’s top financial regulators are examining a number of trades placed moments before President Donald Trump provided a major update on the Iran war.


April 16, 2026

Originally published in CBS News 

By Julie Watts, Amy Corral, Richard Ramos 

A CBS News California investigation into unclaimed property is now drawing bipartisan attention in Washington, with federal lawmakers moving to stop states from quietly profiting off money that belongs to residents.


April 2, 2026

A bipartisan duo is pushing back on President Donald Trump’s attempts to end a program that lets hundreds of thousands of foreign students work in the US for a year after graduation. Reps.

Issues: Innovation

March 22, 2026

In many ways, Trump’s second inauguration created the perfect visual for Democrats both worried about A.I. and cognizant that the technological earthquake could become a potent wedge issue in 2028. After all, Trump had packed the front rows of his indoor coronation with Silicon Valley oligarchs and billionaires—Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai—who had thrown money at him and enjoyed lowered regulations in return.

Issues: Innovation

March 16, 2026

Congressional Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration immediately reverse a sanctions waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil as the Iran war wreaks havoc

Issues: Lowering Costs

March 9, 2026
Issues: Lowering Costs

February 9, 2026

Americans are understandably anxious about artificial intelligence, and politicians are eager to assuage their fears before the midterm elections. When confronting the perils of lost jobs and skyrocketing utility bills, some of my colleagues feel compelled to hit the brakes on President Trump’s all-gas approach to AI. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), for example, recently called for a moratorium on data-center construction.

We must resist that urge. No amount of regulation will stop AI development. Slowing innovation will ensure that China writes the rules for the next century.

Issues: Innovation

December 10, 2025

As the battle over Warner Bros. Discovery grows, two Democratic lawmakers are warning that their party may try to block or unravel any acquisition by Paramount when it returns to power.


October 27, 2025

OAKLAND, Calif. - Federal food aid benefits will not be distributed in November after the Trump administration refused to use $5 billion in contingency funds to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) running during the prolonged government shutdown.

Issues: Lowering Costs

October 23, 2025

The U.S. Department of War may close Santa Clara County’s only place for military service members and their families to buy food and household items at reduced prices.