San Francisco

In this 2014 photo, traffic moves on the Interstate 495, the Capital Beltway, in Hyattsville, Md., outside Washington, D.C. In spite of the factors in the region's favor, in terms of long-term investment, Amazon should not put its second headquarters in the Washington, D.C. region. After all, its infrastructure is already struggling to adapt to continued population growth. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Beltway Confidential

The Washington Beltway is a terrible choice for Amazon’s HQ2

Garrett Watson · February 27, 2018 8:15 pm

The DACA program will continue to operate similarly to how it has in recent weeks since two injunctions were issued earlier this year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court decision opens door to 535,000 DACA renewals

Anna Giaritelli · February 26, 2018 6:56 pm

"I actually hope that we'll do that in the next few days," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said at an event Tuesday night called Investigating Russia and Defending Democracy in San Francisco. "So it's my goal to have this out this week." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Adam Schiff aims to have Democratic memo released this week

Diana Stancy Correll · February 21, 2018 5:31 am

Over the summer, several California municipalities filed suit against ExxonMobil and other energy companies for damages to coastal property and infrastructure caused from climate change-related increases in sea levels. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

The trial lawyers behind the climate litigation racket

John Burnett · February 13, 2018 5:14 am

The Supreme Court is set to hear NIFLA v. Becerra next month. The ruling will determine whether parts of California's Reproductive FACT Act violate pregnancy centers' right to free speech regarding abortion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Beltway Confidential

California protects everything except free speech

Nicole Russell · February 6, 2018 9:05 pm

"Sanctuary cities are the best friend of gangs and cartels like MS-13," the president said during remarks at the White House to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a group led by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who backed out of the event at the last minute. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump blasts mayors for defending sanctuary policies that bolster ‘gangs and cartels’

Gabby Morrongiello · January 24, 2018 9:49 pm

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (pictured above) immediately criticized the Trump administration after the Justice Department sent a letter threatening to subpoena state and local officials if they refuse to release information about their "sanctuary" policies. He said in a tweet that he no longer planned to attend a White House meeting since administration officials "decided to renew their racist assault on our immigrant communities," and several other mayors joined him. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Mayors back out of Trump meeting after Justice Department threatens sanctuary cities

Gabby Morrongiello · January 24, 2018 7:38 pm

San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (pictured center) was asked if he was "concerned" if his kneeling protest would affect his prospects as a free agent.

Former Colin Kaepernick teammate ‘fine’ if national anthem protests cost him a job in the NFL

Katie Leach · December 30, 2017 5:46 pm

"This failure on behalf of the Department of Defense has led to the loss of innocent lives by putting guns in the hands of criminals and those who wish to cause immeasurable harm," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Three cities sue Defense Department over background check failures

Melissa Quinn · December 26, 2017 9:30 pm

In this Sept. 18, 2013, file photo, spectators at Pier 39 watch Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA during the 11th race of the America's Cup sailing event in San Francisco. The FBI said Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, that it found a martyrdom letter and several guns in the home of a former Marine who may have been planning a Christmas Day attack on a popular San Francisco tourist destination. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

National Security

Ex-Marine’s ISIS-inspired San Francisco attack foiled, feds say

Kelly Cohen · December 23, 2017 2:39 pm

President Trump focused his weekly address to the nation on illegal immigration and spoke of the death of Kate Steinle, a 32-year-old who was shot and killed on a San Francisco pier by an illegal immigrant in 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump slams Democrats for ‘putting national security at risk’ over government spending bill

Melissa Quinn · December 9, 2017 8:36 pm

Whatever the injustice of the verdict in this case, it is right that our Constitution leaves such questions in a juryâs hands. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

No jury can acquit our deadly, lax immigration enforcement

Washington Examiner · December 2, 2017 5:01 am