Newsom has spent nearly 20% of his second term out of state, analysis shows The governor’s travel has more than doubled from his first term, with trips for political activity increasing as he builds a national profile.

Gavin Newsom has spent nearly one out of five days in his second term traveling outside of California as he runs for president, a Bay Area News Group analysis of scheduling emails shows

Ethan Varian

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A renewed threat to JPL as the Trump administration tries again to cut NASA The cuts, proposed in the Trump administration's 2027 budget request to Congress, would pose further challenges to the venerable La Cañada Flintridge facility and its space missions.

A renewed threat to JPL as the Trump administration tries again to cut NASA

Commentary: There's a wide gap between rumor and fact. That's where Eric Swalwell lurked The ex-congressman had a reputation for lavishing inappropriate and unwelcome attention on women. But reporters needed time to get evidence and firsthand accounts.

NEW: Why did Eric Swalwell’s creepy and allegedly criminal behavior stay hidden from public view for so long? Especially amid such widespread gossip.

Part of the answer: A wide gulf exists between rumor and reportable fact and he lurked in that space.

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Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees A legal maneuver once reserved for death row inmates and suspected terrorists has become the only recourse for immigrant detainees, who have flooded federal courts in California with thousands of peti...

Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees

Sonja Sharp

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All Powerful or Cursed: The Ambitious House Class of 2012 Eric Swalwell once suggested there was a book to be written about his freshman class. It just may not be the one he envisioned.

“If I promise to win the CA governor race,” he texted in mid-February, “do you promise to write that book I’ve long wanted on the Class of 2012?”

Maybe that book isn’t quite the one that Swalwell has been dreaming of for the past decade. 

Paul Kane

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Commentary: There's a wide gap between rumor and fact. That's where Eric Swalwell lurked The ex-congressman had a reputation for lavishing inappropriate and unwelcome attention on women. But reporters needed time to get evidence and firsthand accounts.

Barabak: There's a wide gap between rumor and fact. That's where Eric Swalwell lurked

On California farms, workers say threats to deport them are on the rise Farmworkers described instances in which bosses threatened to call ICE on them, sometimes because they complained about workplace violations.

On California farms, workers say threats to deport them are on the rise.

They described instances in which bosses threatened to call ICE on them, sometimes because they complained about workplace violations.

@melissagomez.bsky.social

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Californians are pouring money into Democrats' Senate races in other states California donors helped Democrats in key Senate races outraise their Republican opponents, according to latest campaign filings.

Dems who saw taking the Senate as a long shot have newfound hope thanks to Trump + a California donor machine that has snapped into action.

Californians have provided the most out-of-state cash to Dems in nearly every hot race.

Ben Wieder, Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee

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The truth about business in California — the Golden State hasn't lost its luster Although there have been high-profile defections to other states, California still attracts businesses — and creates a lot of them.

The truth about business in California — the Golden State hasn’t lost its luster.

The decisions by aerospace and other companies to open or expand counters a narrative the state is bad for business and companies are fleeing.

Laurence Darmiento

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Powerful California institutions backed Swalwell's rise. Now they're facing questions Why powerful labor unions, elected officials and special interest groups backed Eric Swalwell for govenor despite rumors about past inappropriate behavior.

Powerful California institutions backed Swalwell’s rise. Now they’re facing questions

Backers — including unions and interest groups — face scrutiny over red flags and warnings about his rumored behavior.

Dakota Smith, Nicole Nixon

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Commentary: There's a wide gap between rumor and fact. That's where Eric Swalwell lurked The ex-congressman had a reputation for lavishing inappropriate and unwelcome attention on women. But reporters needed time to get evidence and firsthand accounts.

NEW: Why did Eric Swalwell’s creepy and allegedly criminal behavior stay hidden from public view for so long? Especially amid such widespread gossip.

Part of the answer: A wide gulf exists between rumor and reportable fact and he lurked in that space.

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California sees the most measles cases in 7 years as disease resurges nationwide California in 2026 has already seen its highest number of annual measles cases in seven years. The looming new domestic beachhead comes as vaccination rates have fallen.

California sees the most measles cases in 7 years as disease resurges nationwide

Making America Healthy Again

Rong-Gong Lin II |

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This L.A. mailman retired after 42 years. Hundreds showed up to his farewell party For Mount Washington residents, John Ayala’s departure represents the end of an era when mail delivery came with a side of conversation.

Palate cleanser

Deborah Netburn

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Some revisionist history going on around Eric Swalwell.

He was NEVER the frontrunner for California gov. There were signs of him consolidating Democratic support.

But, at best, he was in a 4-way tie for one of two slots in the June 2 primary.

Race was, and remains, wide open.

The Onion might as well close up shop.

Some revisionist history going on around Eric Swalwell.

He was NEVER the frontrunner for California gov. There were signs of him consolidating Democratic support.

But, at best, he was in a 4-way tie for one of two slots in the June 2 primary.

Race was, and remains, wide open.

Commentary: Chaos is the leader in California's hot mess of a governor's race Eric Swalwell's exit gives the also-rans a chance to surge into contention alongside Katie Porter and Tom Steyer. Will uninspired voters finally take interest?

Commentary: Chaos is the leader in California's hot mess of a governor's race

Swalwell scandal sparks fears of deeper rot on Capitol Hill Former lawmakers across the political spectrum have warned for years of a hushed congressional bacchanal marked by inappropriate revelry and sexual misconduct.

Swalwell’s downfall has raised prospects of a broader Capitol Hill reckoning as staffers, reporters and oppo researchers race to verify long-standing rumors of a sordid underground culture among the powerful

Michael Wilner, Justine McDaniel, Ana Ceballos

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Commentary: Why now? Because that's how trauma works. Get over it Why are Eric Swalwell's accusers coming forward only now, just weeks before the California gubernatorial primary? That's the kind of question predators want us to keep asking.

Why now? Because that’s how trauma works. Get over it

Ask Cassie Ventura. Ask Jennifer Siebel Newsom. Ask E. Jean Carroll. Dolores Huerta. Simone Biles.

@anitachabria.bsky.social

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Commentary: Chaos is the leader in California's hot mess of a governor's race Eric Swalwell's exit gives the also-rans a chance to surge into contention alongside Katie Porter and Tom Steyer. Will uninspired voters finally take interest?

NEW: With Swalwell out, will Tom Steyer's money make him California's next governor? Is the race now Katie Porter's to lose? Can one of the Dem also-rans surge into contention?

@anitachabria.bsky.social and me ponder the ponderables and a few of the imponderables.

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Trump administration promised 'gold standard science.' Scientists say they got fool's gold The Trump administration says it's returning U.S. science to a golden era. Critics say it's tarnished by political agendas.

Trump administration promised ‘gold standard science.’ Scientists say they got fool’s gold

the phrase has become shorthand for science in which preferred outcomes outweigh inconvenient evidence

Corinne Purtill

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Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l...

MUST READ with a lot of new info: Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections, by @dougbockclark.bsky.social @jenafifield.bsky.social

Swalwell "suspends" campaign for governor's race following allegations of sexual assault, nude photos The one-time frontrunner faced numerous calls to step down.

Swalwell “suspends” campaign for governor’s race following allegations of sexual assault, nude photos

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California Republicans rejoice over Swalwell scandal, but split on best GOP candidate for governor Republican candidates for governor Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco court delegates in San Diego as they battle for the party's endorsement for the June primary.

California Republicans rejoice over Swalwell scandal, but split on best GOP candidate for governor

Nicole Nixon, Seema Mehta

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News Analysis: Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade risks clash with China It is a high-stakes moment ahead of a closely watched summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing next month.

Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade risks clash with China

(What could go wrong?)

Michael Wilner

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Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

Orban concedes defeat. The support of Trump, Vance, Putin, Lavrov, Weidel, Milei, Le Pen, Fico, Babis and many others could not overcome Hungarian anger at a stagnant, corrupt regime

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Sex toys thrown at detention facility in L.A. anti-ICE protest; police declare unlawful assembly The Los Angeles Police Department issued an unlawful assembly order and made arrests during a Saturday protest outside the Metropolitan Detention Center.

This only SOUNDS like Mad Libs

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Commentary: Eric Swalwell's bid for California governor is over. Let the political scrambling begin The Democrat has yet to own up to the obvious end of his campaign. The implosion of Swalwell's candidacy, amid allegations of sexual assault, makes an unsettled contest even more wide open.

NEW: Eric Swalwell has yet to own up to the obvious — his campaign is dead and over.

His implosion makes the most unpredictable, wide-open California governors race in a generation even more unpredictable and wide open.

Let the scrambling begin.

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Welp, not such a boring California governors race anymore.

NEW: Rumors, denial and a bombshell.

Eric Swalwell categorically denied misconduct involving congressional staffers. Then the SF Chronicle published an article quoting an alleged victim.

He has a lot of explaining to do and not much time to do so.

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