The San Francisco Board of Supervisors discussed a reparations proposal that includes a $5 million payout per black resident, which is facing criticism from the San Francisco National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
The California Assembly Judiciary Committee will hear a controversial bill, AB 957, which aims to encourage state judges to disregard parental objections to gender and name changes for minors who identify as transgender, sparking a heated debate on parental rights and the role of government in family matters.
The Pentagon has released a video showing a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a US surveillance drone in international airspace over the Black Sea, causing damage to the drone's propeller.
Republican Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is leading a bill to overturn a Department of Defense (DOD) policy from February that funds travel for pregnant troops to other states for the purpose of obtaining an abortion.
Two senators are introducing legislation Wednesday to mandate tracking systems on high-altitude weather and research balloons to help the U.S. military differentiate between potential threats.
The Biden administration has proposed the first-ever nationwide drinking limits for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as "forever chemicals," as studies continue to show high levels of contamination in waterways and the blood of Americans.