Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), 86 and retiring, is still a political influence in the Bay Area, as seen by her ...

State Sen. Scott Wiener and Supervisor Connie Chan appear headed to a November runoff election to replace House Speaker ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass wants a return trip to City Hall after a shaky first term. Bass says she has made mistakes but ...

California’s congressional primaries on Tuesday are a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican ...

California’s ballot is 19 inches long, and lists 61 gubernatorial candidates. But where are the star applicants?

Many of the convicted rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are clamoring for payouts from the nearly $1.8 billion settlement that the Trump administration has set up for people claiming ...

Plus, experts say a post-pandemic desire for community is one reason teen “takeovers” are spreading across the country.

The first female speaker of the House endorsed Connie Chan for her seat in Congress, telling NBC News in an exclusive ...

Felix Rosenqvist's long-awaited Indianapolis 500 victory lap started sinking in quickly. After gulping the traditional swig of milk and dumping the rest over his head Sunday, the winner of the closest ...

Barney Frank has died. The longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts was a leading liberal who brought new ...

Nancy Pelosi and Jerrold Nadler are retiring, prompting competitive races to succeed them. Whoever wins their seats could tap big donors and shape the Democratic Party. By Benjamin Oreskes and Heather ...