Congress


Weed keeps winning

Hey! Happy Holidays and all that stuff. Got any predictions for the new year? I’m glad you asked. Cannabis is still winning. In the November…


Local news on life support

Can a bill before Congress keep communities from falling into the dark? “If newspapers die, the crooks won’t cry,” Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr….



Legalizing cannabis

After 50 years, Congress gets serious about changing the law, but won’t vote before the election A historic vote in the U.S. House on the…



What’s at stake

Editor’s note: How bad will the pandemic get for families without more financial help? Three new studies show just how bad. As politicians in Washington,…


Achilles heel?

Editor’s note: Could COVID-19 pandemic break Tom McClintock’s iron grip on congressional seat? Rep. Tom McClintock has been entrenched in office since 2009, despite his…


Snapshots from the protests

A demonstration sponsored by the American Bus Association aimed to raise awareness about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the private bus industry. (Photo…


Essay: Enough is enough

Congress must ban assault weapons, Trump should stop hateful words By John Garamendi On Jan. 19, 1989, my wife Patti and I entered the ICU…



Essay: Toss out the old rules

A congressional candidate says he’s running on new principles By Jeff Burdick In May, I began campaigning as a progressive for Congress in California’s 7th…