While most Americans who tune in will be focused on President Joe Biden’s remarks, Californians may have a few extra things to look for.
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Congressional panel votes to release Trump’s tax returns to public
A Democratic-led House panel voted Tuesday to release parts of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
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Feinstein says she won’t step down early from Senate
Dianne Feinstein, 89, suggested she has more work to do before leaving the Senate. “There’s still two years,” Feinstein said. “A lot can happen in two years.”
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House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as Congress’ first Black party leader
House Democrats tapped New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to lead them in the next Congress, with California Rep. Aguilar as caucus chair.
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Pelosi to step down as House Democratic leader
After months of speculation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would not seek to lead House Democrats for another term.
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GOP inches toward control of House, but the narrow majority will make things harder for McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield is still favored to become the next House speaker, but his possible majority looks much smaller than expected.
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Republicans confident of House control as polls begin to close, but Senate control uncertain
The GOP is favored to win at least one chamber of Congress, shifting the balance of power in Washington, as voters cast ballots in the first major test of U.S. democracy since the Jan. 6 attack.
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Preemptive pardons, Trump’s Justice Dept. plans and other takeaways from Thursday’s Jan. 6 hearing
The hearing featured testimony from top Justice Department officials who detailed Donald Trump’s exhaustive effort to get the department to embrace internet conspiracies, and explained how close the president came to installing atop its ranks an official whose primary qualification was his fealty to Trump.
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‘Families are scared’: In wake of mass shootings, senators announce bipartisan framework for gun legislation
A group of them reached a framework for enacting modest gun restrictions, such as closing loopholes and increasing background checks for gun purchases.
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‘Another Dylann Roof … another Emmett Till’: Buffalo reels from racist attack at market
Some Californians received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, waking…