Lawmakers in both chambers delivered President Donald Trump a rare trio of rebukes Thursday, an unusual display of independence from a Congress that spent most of 2025 cowed by an aggressive White House.

Headwinds are mounting against a government funding package in the Senate next week over the Trump administration’s seizure of Venezuelan oil and a separate White House push to dismantle a climate research lab in Colorado.

Rank-and-file House lawmakers are losing their traditional power to shape the nation’s laws, contributing to recent moves by members to bypass leadership and force floor votes on their legislative priorities.

Lawmakers in both chambers delivered President Donald Trump a rare trio of rebukes Thursday, an unusual display of independence from a Congress that spent most of 2025 cowed by an aggressive White House. @JonathanTamari explains: https://t.co/P5bJMt1Wcs

California Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn’t plan to commit funding this year to a partnership with Google to help local newsrooms, state Department of Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw said Friday.

OpenAI Inc. and online child safety group Common Sense Media announced Friday they’re teaming up on a California ballot initiative to regulate artificial intelligence chatbots.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom used his final State of the State Address to tout accomplishments from labor to tax policy, while providing a hint of how his future stump speeches might sound. @andrewboxford explains: https://t.co/PqIfBBRAHp

A measure eliminating a Biden-era rule that gave the Energy Department greater authority to create energy efficiency standards for manufactured housing now heads to the Senate after the House passed it Friday.

When 17 House Republicans joined Democrats to back a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, they defied party leaders and underscored health care as a paramount issue in 2026.

Meta Platforms Inc. said it will invest in three nuclear power plants as the industry seeks to expand energy production to support artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Rank-and-file House lawmakers are losing their traditional power to shape the nation’s laws, contributing to recent moves by members to bypass leadership and force floor votes on their legislative priorities.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom used his final State of the State Address on Thursday to tout accomplishments from labor to tax policy, while providing a hint of how his future stump speeches might sound.

Lawmakers in both chambers delivered President Donald Trump a rare trio of rebukes Thursday, an unusual display of independence from a Congress that spent most of 2025 cowed by an aggressive White House.

Headwinds are mounting against a government funding package in the Senate next week over the Trump administration’s seizure of Venezuelan oil and a separate White House push to dismantle a climate research lab in Colorado.

Lawmakers from both parties are echoing President Donald Trump’s frustration with major defense companies that for years have bolstered shareholder returns with cash the president says should go to weapons development.

The House Transportation Committee could take up a draft surface transportation reauthorization within weeks, Chair Sam Graves (R-Mo.) said Thursday.

Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), who’s been active on veterans issues, isn’t seeking reelection to the House in 2026.

The House fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to reject President Donald Trump’s veto of a Florida land bill, as Republicans backed the president during a week of tests for the GOP majority’s loyalty.

Congress is one step closer to funding more agencies long term after the House passed a set of full-year funding bills, but lawmakers have more work to do before the Jan. 30 funding deadline.

A pair of data brokers will have to pay $107,600 in fines for failing to register in California, the state privacy agency announced Thursday.