Originally published on January 5th, 2026 by KQED and written by Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman Bay Area lawmakers signaled support on Monday for reasserting Congress’ war powers, days after an astonishing raid in which the U.S. military captured Venezuela’s president and first lady…

Originally published on December 12, 2025 by the New York Times and written by Amy Graff California lawmakers are demanding more information on an early earthquake warning system managed by the U.S. Geological Survey after it issued a false alert last week…

Originally published on November 13, 2025 by the San Mateo Daily Journal and written by Holly Rusch As the House voted to end the longest federal shutdown in American history, San Mateo County congressional leaders were a firm no vote, citing the…

Originally published on November 7th, 2025 by the San Mateo Daily Journal and written by Holly Rusch California is taking all legal steps possible to defend the state against the Trump administration’s incursions — including taking the federal government to…

Originally published on October 30, 2025 by the San Francisco Chronicle and written by Jessica Flores A group of Head Start program leaders and advocates in San Mateo County warned that some local child care centers may have to close…

Originally published on October 29, 2025 by the San Mateo Daily Journal and written by Holly Rusch Lawmakers including U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-San Mateo, are questioning how demands to the electricity grid — caused by the increasing number of…

Originally published on October 2nd, 2025 by the San Mateo Daily Journal and written by Holly Rusch As hundreds of thousands of federal workers are furloughed and some essential government services are shuttered as part of a government shutdown that began Wednesday…

Originally published on September 22nd, 2025 by Roll Call and written by Valerie Yurk As development of autonomous vehicles continues to grow, House lawmakers are working on language for the surface transportation reauthorization bill that would promote creation of a…

Originally published on August 28th, 2025 by ProPublica and written by Jennifer Berry Hawes “We Need to Bring Some Coherence” During his first weeks as a new congressman in 2023, Rep. Kevin Mullin’s district in Northern California faced flooding that…