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Three new bills that take aim at President Donald Trump and his agenda were approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Michelle Obama has given her thoughts on a third term for Barack Obama should the rules be changed to allow two-term presidents to run again.

More officials across Orange County are starting to crackdown on the sale and distribution of kratom — a tropical tree from Southeast Asia whose leaves are being used as both a stimulant and a sedative in different doses.

A new bill has been introduced that looks to ensure that President Donald Trump is excluded from the ballot in the 2028 presidential election.

A California state senator has proposed new legislation aimed at ensuring that President Donald Trump is excluded from the electoral ballot in 2028.

Proposed legislation in California is targeting lawyers who use generative artificial intelligence to draft legal filings.

Hopes are high for Senate Bill 490 by Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana. A revamp of an earlier Umberg proposal, it would require timely complaint investigations by the Department of Health Care Services (some investigations have taken state more than a year to resolve). If DHCS can’t do the work on time, county behavioral health officials could request permission to step in and pick up the slack.

State lawmakers are already taking legislative steps to “Trump-proof” California’s elections, starting with a bill designed to keep President Donald Trump off of California’s ballot in 2028.

State Sen. Tom Umberg says his bill 'places California at the forefront of national efforts to protect voters from a potential constitutional crisis'

Lawmakers introduced these bills to close loopholes that emerged after California’s initial effort to shut down the puppy mill pipeline.