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The Mercury News - Politics

Republican Steve Hilton to California voters: It's OK to vote for me even if you don't like President Trump

1 day ago

After fierce backlash, San Jose stops short of quadrupling neighborhood density

2 days ago

Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview

18 hours ago

White House aide Natalie Harp gushes to 'guardian and protector' Trump in new letters

1 day ago

Supreme Court chief justice allows work on Trump's $400 million White House ballroom to continue for now

1 day ago

Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking

21 hours ago

Foreign students applying to US colleges fell 10% this year

1 day ago

Trump's environmental rollbacks are being struck down by courts

1 day ago

Bill to stop nondisclosure agreements moves to Gov. Newsom's desk

1 day ago

Emotional testimony in former Bay Area mayor's sexual assault civil trial brings courtroom to tears

1 day ago

Aisha Wahab wins Swalwell's seat, becomes first Afghan American elected to Congress

1 day ago

New legislation seeks to protect communities from political gerrymandering in California

1 day ago

Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races

2 days ago

US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island

2 days ago

Oakley gives initial OK to short-term rentals plan in effort to boost downtown economy

2 days ago

Anti-transgender protest before Valkyries' game draws sparse crowd

2 days ago

Los Gatos begins search for new town attorney

2 days ago

Oakland drivers are slowing down near speed cameras. Could red-light cameras be next?

2 days ago

His rent is $0. A Bay Area affordable housing surge made it possible

1 day ago

Why Palo Alto parents sued over mosque field trip

2 days ago

Bay Area tax measure to bail out transit agencies faces lawsuit over 'misleading' ballot language

3 days ago

Farmer tax credit extension good news for Contra Costa, Solano Food Bank

1 day ago

California lawmakers consider meaningful alternatives to online-centric childhoods

2 days ago

Senate bill, other measures look to solve problematic Bay Area e-bike use

5 days ago

Opinion: California must protect West Oakland from Trump's toxic coal terminal

7 days ago

Is lettuce safe? Probably. Will cyclospora spur change? Hopefully.

7 hours ago

Opinion: Violence by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians on the West Bank threatens new Mideast flash point

8 hours ago

Gongloff: Trump is aiding a golden age for renewable energy

9 hours ago

Wahab takes early lead in vote for Eric Swalwell's replacement

2 days ago

Wahab takes early lead in Congressional District 14 race to fill Swalwell's term

3 days ago

DOJ plans to deploy 1,000 monitors to watch midterm elections

3 days ago

Growing threat to free speech: Bogus copyright claims making political stories disappear

4 days ago