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The Mercury News - Politics

New filings in Sheng Thao corruption case allege bribe to bury story, secret recordings of politicians

8 hours ago

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

8 hours ago

Republicans decry a new Democratic Socialists of America platform as Dem primaries split the party

10 hours ago

Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill

10 hours ago

Comey says seashells post was political speech — not a threat — as he presses to dismiss charges

10 hours ago

A forced-labor crackdown or an end-run around Congress? Dissecting Trump's new tariffs

13 hours ago

Latest line: A good week for Matt Mahan, a bad week for Elaine Forbes

1 day ago

Santa Cruz County saddled with unaffordable housing crown for fourth straight year

3 days ago

New bill would improve the way U.S. families receive benefits for public service officer deaths and injuries

3 days ago

Newsom appoints podcaster Scott Galloway to University of California Board of Regents

3 days ago

Half Moon Bay voters to decide fate of farmworker housing as state pressure mounts

17 hours ago

Prop. 43 would make some local taxes harder to pass. What's at stake in the Bay Area?

18 hours ago

Four seats on Midpen open space district board up for election in November

1 day ago

They lobbied San Jose leaders repeatedly. Then came favorable votes

1 day ago

Vigil held for those killed by ICE agents in East Bay

2 days ago

Democracy in the balance: Huffman warns of dangers of religious extremism in new book

3 days ago

West Contra Costa USD officials implore public to renew parcel tax in November

4 days ago

Oakland school closure raises statewide questions over charter renewals

8 days ago

California rental ads would have to disclose if pictures used AI, under new bill

11 days ago

Who are Democrats Kim and Allen, California's insurance commissioner candidates?

12 days ago

California earmarks $40M to speed up vote counting — but elections officials want to temper expectations

14 days ago

Opinion: Big-money Bay Area interests try to shift tax burden onto the poor

5 days ago

Stone: San Jose's downtown economy requires full-time workers far more than visiting soccer fans

11 days ago

Letters: Smoky skies show need to prioritize environment

5 hours ago

Letters: Opinion piece oversimplifies money's political impact

6 hours ago

US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list

1 day ago

Fremont council rejects possible half-cent tax ballot measure

4 days ago

Endorsed by Trump, Steve Hilton asks president's critics to vote for him

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