Harvey Milk had been elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977 — a little over a year later, he would be dead ...

Members of Congress could continue getting paid for their time during the 43-day federal shutdown that ended earlier this ...

Our guest today is Jim Wunderman, who has been at or near the center of Bay Area Politics for four decades, starting with his ...

The decision, by U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to appoint Lindsey ...

Because when it comes to Adam Schiff and “doing the right thing for the American people,” history suggests the only thing ...

The 77-year-old Connecticut Democrat is facing primary challenges from people who say he’s too old and has been around too ...

Observers found it ironic when Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said politics should not be used too make opponents “unsuccessful.

Clinging to a single label exacts real costs. Studies show that the more we define ourselves by one group or role, the less ...

Announcement from Senior Politics Editor Sally Goldenberg, Deputy Executive Editor Julia Marsh, and Senior Executive Editor Alex Burns: We’re thrilled to announce that Cameron Joseph will join ...

WASHINGTON — Eighteen years ago, amid a George W. Bush-era controversy over the firing and appointment of U.S. attorneys, then-Sen. Dianne Feinstein and a group of other senators advocated on the ...

Centrists argue socialism is unpopular outside of big cities, but few things are more unpopular than the party brand itself ...

It’s been nearly 20 years since Chris and Lori Coble first made headlines—a story of unimaginable grief after their three young children, Kyle, Emma and Katie, were killed in a freeway accident on ...