West Virginia Dem. Sen. Manchin won’t run for re-election
By Manu Raju | CNN Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia will not run for reelection in 2024, the moderate Democrat announced on social media Thursday. “I will not be …
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Sen. Menendez pleads not guilty to new espionage charge
By Larry Neumeister | Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to court Monday and entered a not guilty plea to a charge alleging that he conspired …
Will Hurd ends long-shot bid for GOP nomination, backs Haley
By Will Weissert | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former Texas congressman Will Hurd suspended his Republican presidential bid Monday, abandoning a brief campaign built on criticizing Donald Trump at a …
Bay Area business fumbles Indigenous Peoples’ Day ad
Screenshot of Trecini wine advertisement in the Press Democrat on Oct. 4, 2023. Screenshot via Mickey Walker Peterson/Getty/Illustration by SFGATE A winery advertisement that ran in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat …
Biden makes history by joining striking US car workers
WAYNE: Joe Biden joined striking auto workers on the picket line in Michigan Tuesday in a historic first for a sitting US president, a day before rival Donald Trump makes …
Calif. Legislature passes bill once hyped as ‘Skittles ban’
Skittles candies are seen in a shop in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 6, 2021. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images A bill intended to curb the inclusion of potentially unhealthy food chemicals …